Life's Structure & Function Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• chloroplast : green, chlorophyll containing organelle.
• exocytosis : vesicles release contents outside the cell.
• mitochondrion : organelle that releases energy.
• osmosis : passive transport when water diffuses thru a cell membrane.
• photosynthesis : process used by plants to make their own food.
• endocytosis : a cell takes i a substance by surrounding it with material.
• fermentation : oxygen lacking cells release small amounts of energy from glucose molecules.
• meiosis : process that produces 4 new cells.
• diploid : cell whose chromosomes occur in pairs.
• genetics : study of how traits are inherited.
• cell theory : all organisms are made of 1 or more cells.
• cytoplasm : gel like mixture inside the membrane
• zygote : new diploid cell formed when an egg is fertilized.
• heterozygous : an organism with 2 different alleles for a trait.
• virus : tiny piece of genetic material that infects host cells
• alleles : alternate form that a gene may have for a single trait.
• respiration : chemical reactions to release energy.
• mitosis : cell process that produces 2 new cells.
• genotype : an organisms genetic makeup.
• rna : carries codes for making proteins.
• ribosome : organelle that makes proteins.
• mutation : permanent change of a gene.
• gene : section of dna on a chromosome.
• egg : haploid sex cell produced by females.
• dna : genetic material of an organism.