Cell Division Vocabulary Crossword

any living organism
smallest unit of an organism that can carry on life functions
organelle that controls all the activities of a cell and contains hereditary material made of DNA
cell process in which the nucleus divides to form two nuclei identical to each other, and identical to the original nucleus, in a series of steps (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase)
reproductive process that produces four haploid sex cells from one diploid cell and ensures offspring will have the same number of chromosomes as the parent organisms
the ability to cause change
ability of an organism to keep proper internal conditions no matter what external stimuli are occurring
group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can reproduce among themselves producing fertile offspring
first word of the two-word scientific name used to identify a group of similar species
type of reproduction – fission, budding, and regeneration – in which a new organisms produced from one organism and has DNA identical to the parent organism.
a type of reproduction in which two sex cells, usually and egg and a sperm, join to form a zygote, which can develop into a new organism with a unique identity
a new diploid cell formed when a sperm fertilizes an egg; will divide by mitosis and develop into a new organism
cell whose similar chromosomes occur in pairs
cell that has half the number of chromosomes as body cells
structure in a cell’s nucleus that contains hereditary material
section of DNA on a chromosome that contains instructions for making specific proteins
ribonucleic acid, a type of nucleic acid that carries codes for making proteins from the nucleus to the ribosomes
deoxyribonucleic acid; the genetic material of all organisms; made up of two twisted strands of sugar-phosphate molecules and nitrogen bases
any permanent change in a gene or chromosome of a cell; may be beneficial, harmful, or have little effect on an organism.