Science Crossword Puzzles

a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of …

_ creators are left by meteorites, this word means moon, _ 's law says that nearby galaxies are moving away from us slowly, this planet is the …

involuntary discharge of urine, inflammation of the bladder often marked by painful urination, dilation of the collecting system of the kidney because …

a hollow ball of cells that forms after the morula stage, preparing for implantation, the attachment of the blastocyst to the uterine lining …

to take in or soak up, plant cell found in roots that is adapted for taking in water quickly, tube formed by the joining of many dead xylem cells, the …

this process converts ammonia to nitrite and then to nitrate, this is the process by which nitrogen gas from the atmosphere is converted into ammonia …

this refers to a cell's watery surroundings, this describes the main structure of a cell membrane, this model of the cell membrane includes …

proteins in the plasma membrane that carry out final stages of starch and protein digestion in small intestine, the mesh-work surrounding animal …

model in which proteins and a lipid bilayer exist side by side without covalent bonds between them, one of the three classes of proteins; also known …

a component that is dissolved and which is present in lesser amount, universal solvent, mixtures having a uniform composition throughout their bodies …

_ potential energy is due to an object's shape, si unit that means the amount of energy needed to apply a force of 1 newton over a distance of 1 …

single-celled organism that surrounds its food, one-celled organism that uses hair-like structures for movement, a collection of tissues that has a …

period during rotation when earth is facing the sun and it is lighted, includes the 4 compass points of north, south, east and west, period during …

change in frequencies of alleles in a population across generations, pattern of evolution at or above the species level, probability of offspring …

molecules that control and regulate the cell cycle, cancerous cells can develop into large masses called--, the process of dividing the nucleus, …

an _ is a mixture made of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, when a neutral atom gains an electron, it gains negative charge and …

rna contains this sugar, rna has this nitrogenous base, rather than thymine, which is in dna, this initiator codon in mrna signals protein synthesis …

shorter then microwaves, just greater then the red light, longest wavelength, a little bit shorter then radio but longer then infrared, very short …

set of three nitrogen bases that represents an amino acid; order of nitrogenous bases in mrna determines the type and order of amino acids in a …

face up, this synovial joint allows movement in one plane of motion (elbows, knees), this synovial joint allows movement in two planes of motion …

distance covered by an object in a unit time, uniform motion is observed when an object covers a particular distance with a constant velocity …

a force that moves an object closer, a force that pulls objects to the ground, a force that resists movement, a change in height between two objects, …

motion that is linear and then reverses on same vector, uses a chain transmission, increases when effort decreases on a simple machine, motion that is …

scientist who discovered gravity, to push an object without touching it, when one force causes another force to occur, unequal strength acting on an …

the life of a cell is divided into three stages of this cycle, this is the longest stage (time period) in the cell cycle, this is the second stage of …

number times a wave repeats in a given time, transfer of energy from wave to a material, any disturbance that transfers energy; place to place, …

earth's _ is rich in nitrogen and oxygen and it is the only world known to harbor life, _ , our home planet, is the third planet from the sun, _ …

side effects are nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity, semi-synthetic, broad-spectrum antibiotics that are structurally related to the penicillins, …

below the scapula, process to prevent occurrence of a disease or health problem, artificial part, tension present in resting muscles, above the spine, …

energy in motion, the ability to do work, the movement of matter against matter, energy that is stored and ready to do work, the use of force to move …