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6.6 Vocabulary

Across
a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms that decompose and absorb nutrients from the organic material they grow in
a physical or behavioral characteristic of an organism
–single or multi-celled organisms that have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
the passing on of traits from parents to offspring
reproduction that requires only one parent (e.g., binary fission, budding, and fragmentation)
changes in the heritable traits of a population of organisms as successive generations replace one another; populations of organisms evolve, not individual organisms
a form of the same gene that has small differences in the sequence of DNA bases
the variety of life forms in the world or in a particular ecosystem
Down
a small, specialized part that carries out specific functions in a cell
a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms that eat other organisms for energy, breathe oxygen, and undergo growth and reproduction
the creation of a new individual from combined genetic information of two parents of different sexes
the ability of a mature organism to have offspring
a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment
a threadlike structure of DNA and protein; found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells; a discrete package of genetic material
when a species no longer has living members in existence
a membrane-bound organelle that holds an organism’s genetic material (DNA)
a kingdom of eukaryotic organisms; includes organisms that contain chloroplasts in their cells to capture energy from sunlight for growth and development
the smallest unit of life; makes up single-celled and multi-celled organisms; surrounded by a cell membrane and filled with cytoplasm