Science Crossword Puzzles
Biology #1
omnivore : living organism that eats meat and plants, nucleus : what houses the dna, glucose : another word for sugar (c6 h12 o6), chlorophyll : the green …
DNA and Gene Expression
transcription: the process in which dna is used to build a messenger rna., deoxyribose: sugar found in dna, replication: the process in which dna makes a copy …
Space and the Universe
gravity : the force of attraction that exists between any two masses, whether they be stars, microscopic particles or any other bodies with mass., atom : the …
The Skin Structure
epidermis : top layer of skin, dermis : known as the true skin, subcutaneous : mainly made up of fat cells, corneum : the “horny” layer of skin, lucidum : …
Non Mendelian Genetics
frequency : number of occurrences of a periodic or recurrent process, pleiotropy : production by a single gene of two or more apparently unrelated effects, …
Energy Through Waves
vibration: how is energy transferred in a wave?, extended: light bands in a parallel wave., parallel: the direction of vibration of this type of wave (left and …
Miraculous Microbes
prokaryote: a single celled organism., recombinant: _____ dna. dna created by scientists using bacteria to help produce insulin., hypothesis: a prediction or …
Body Parts and Organs
pancreas : an organ near the stomach that produces insulin and a liquid that helps the body to digest food, windpipe : the tube in the body that carries air …
Forces and Newtons Laws
force: a push or pull, net force: the sum of all the forces acting on an object , friction: the force that opposes the sliding motion of two surfaces that are …
Circulatory and Respiratory System
arteries: carry oxygenated blood away from the heart, capillaries: the smallest blood vessels in the body, veins: carry de-oxygenated blood to the heart, …
Chemistry of Substances
catalyst : a substance that increases the speed of a chemical reaction without being used up., dissolve :when a substance breaks up and mixes completely with a …
Light Revision
refraction : light changes direction, reflection : light bounces off a surface, plane : flat, translucent : a material that allows some light through but some …
Soluble and Insolube Subtances
soil : insoluble substance; we plant flowers in _________ , metal : insoluble substance; ________ is hard and heavy, chalk : insoluble substance; we use …
States of Matter Summary
sublimation : solid to gas, freezing : the opposite of melting, different: a compound is a substance that is made up of _____________ types of element …
Matter and Mixing
condensation: the physical change from a gas to liquid, contract: particles moving closer and taking up a smaller volume., density: the mass of a substance …
Cell Theory History
schwann : last name of the man who developed cell theory, anton : first name of the man who invented the single-lens microscope, preexisting : all cells come …
Biology - Plants Review
phototropism: a growth response to light, gravitropism: a growth response to gravity, thigmotropism: a growth response to touch, etiolation: an extreme form of …
History of Astronomy
geocentric: centered on earth, cosmology: study of the organization and evolution of the universe, heliocentric: centered on the sun, epicycle: circular orbit …
Outer Space Terms
natural satellite: the moon, solar system: made up of 8 planets orbiting around the sun, iss: aka international space station, galaxy: made up of stars and …
Waves Keywords
reflected: the wave is not transmitted or absorbed it is bounced back away from the boundary and not into the second material, trough: the bottommost point of …
Kingdoms "Notes"
plantae : this kingdom contains eukaryotic, multicellular, autotrophic organisms that contain cell walls made of cellulose., animalia : this kingdom contains …
