Growth and Development Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• mitosis : when a cell divides and makes two new cells with exactly the same dna as it had
• fraternal : twins who develop in the same whom and do not have the same dna
• heredity : the scientific study of how traits are passed down from parents to their children
• amniotic sac : fluid filled sac that contains and protects a developing baby in the womb
• fetus : stage of development from 8 weeks to birth
• growth : refers to getting bigger
• puberty : stage of adolescent development where children grow taller and the differences between genders become more apparent
• meiosis : cell division where four new cells each get one chromosome from the original cell
• identical : twins who have the same dna and develop as two sets of cells that came from the same original cell
• development : refers to mental and physical changes
• chromosomes : smaller units of dna
• embryo : stage of development from 2 weeks to 8 weeks
• genetics : dna passed down from parents to their offspring
• gametes : reproductive cells. these cells have half the number of chromosomes that normal cells have
• womb : the place where life begins and develops until birth