Biology and Cell Vocab Crossword Puzzle
QUESTIONS LIST: transcription: the process of using dna to make rna is called what?, cytoplasm: inside eukaryotic cells, there is a space between the plasma membrane and the nucleus. what is this space called?, chemical compounds: cells can get their energy from two places: the sun, or what else?, plasma membrane: cells have a key feature that separates them from the outside environment. this feature also selectively allows things to pass in and out of the cell. what is this feature called?, protein: what critical structural and functional molecule carries out most of the cell’s work?, atp: organisms have molecules that store energy and molecules of usable energy. what is the molecule of usable energy called?, replication: when creating new cells from old cells, both the new cell and the old cell have to have the normal amount of dna. to accomplish this, dna must undergo which process?, rna: what molecule comes directly before proteins in the central dogma?, mutations: when dna is replicated, sometimes errors occur. this results in new dna that is different than the original dna. what are these changes called?, cells: organisms are made up of _ , which is the simplest unit of life that can independently exist, gene: a _ is a dna sequence that codes for a singular specific protein, dna: what molecule is most responsible for the wide diversity of life on earth?, translation: what is the name of the process which uses rna to make proteins?, metabolism: what describes the reactions a cell does to convert energy from one form to another?, nucleus: the main difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes is that eukaryotes have a _ , while prokaryotes do not.