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Evolution Puzzle

 

Evolution

 

L A I G I T S E V S C C I U A X S Z N A
L I F E R G G M I L Y N O E K K L J O G
O G L L D O A R A D A T N N C T I H I Z
A L N E M G H V Z Z N D J R T P S Z T I
S R D O G C I M N M O E A M B R S V C D
U E C O I V S A X S B M W M O O O H N E
O E T A R T L C Y X A M M A S K F L I R
E S C U E L A M I L C J J B L A E L T W
N O S A A B B C L A T N E M I R E P X E
A Z Z P L I A B I A E A G P K Y F P E O
T T S U O L R C C F R I X E O O F F Q S
N G D S S O A E T A I W A V P T A M E F
O Z I F T R S W S E A D T L A E R D P L
P S A H I G Z J W P R D O Z S S I B R F
S A C Q U I R E D H I I P M T M G E L R
R A D I O A C T I V E R A C E P R A U V
N O I T A R E N E G S A A N U M H G G U
H O M O L O G O U S M I T T R R J L U S
G B V O B C U H I L G A S Q I W O E S D
N M Z I Y R O Q D A R D O E Y O K E E S
E N A H T E M N L Y N T A N N X N F L N
T U P T H P Z A V O G U D R O E D N E C
J N B W T N P N I E E L C A W D G E C E
E S E M F A M T C A R B O N E I Z O T P
O R E G G W A G F M H G I E K N N O I W
A X B O R T Q D O J B D E B U E O R O B
V K S Z P E Y A C E D Q Z N Z B D Z N R
Q H F A I F V C N O I P K X T O J C O G
R B D G C H S I U K A W T M F H S E R S
G A H D Z T L G D H F V O X X P D U M E

 

Find the following terms and then number and define them on the back of this paper.

 

ACQUIRED ADAPTATION ARCAEBACTERIA
BEAGLE BIOGENESIS BROTH
CARBON CONTROL CONVERGENT
CYANOBACTERIA DARWIN DECAY
DIVERGENT ENDOSYMBIOSIS EXPERIMENTAL
EXTINCTION FOSSILS GALAPAGOS
GENERATION GIRAFFEE HALF
HOMOLOGOUS LAMARCK LIFE
MAGGOTS METHANE MODIFICATION
OZONE PASTEUR PROKARYOTES
RADIOACTIVE REDI RESPIRATION
SEDIMENTARY SELECTION SPALLANZANI
SPONTANEOUS SURVIVAL VESTIGIAL
WALLACE

 

 

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Puzzle – Bacteria

 

Bacteria

Across

4. bacteria that require oxygen

6. stain used to dye bacteria so they can be classified

10. example of a photsynthetic, cyanobacterium that causes eutrophication 12. number of chromosomes in bacteria

14. rod shaped bacteria

19. bacteria living in very salty environments

20. corkscrew shaped bacteria that may cause disease such as syphillis

22. example of an enteric bacteria living in the human intestines

27. bacteria that live in very hot, acid environments such as hot springs

28. bacteria that gram stain purple

30. live in swamps and in sewage and produce methane gas

31. long whip-like tails for movement in some bacteria

32. term used to refer to most bacteria

34. prefix used when bacteria grow in chains

36. process where two bacteria join and exchange genetic material

38. found in the cell walls of archaebacteria

 

Down

1. dormant stage of gram negative bacteria to help them survive harsh environments

2. bacteria that can carry on photosynthesis

3. bacteria that do not need oxygen

5. organisms without a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles

7. kingdom containing more ancient bacteria

8. short hairs on the cell wall of some bacteria for attachment

9. bacteria that feed on dead and decaying material

11. spherical shaped bacteria 13. kingdom containing most bacteria

15. sticky sugars on the capsule of some bacteria for attachment

16. process where a single bacterium divides to make two identical bacteria

17. type of environment in which archaebacteria live

18. bacteria found in soil that produce antibiotics 21. poisons made by some bacteria

23. outer covering of polysaccharides that protects some bacteria & helps them attach

24. bacteria that live in the intestines of some animals to aid digestion

25. protein-carbohydrate in the cell walls of eubacteria

26. used to classify bacteria

29. bacterial produced substances that stop the growth of other microorganisms

33. showed evidence that bacteria have existed for 3.5 billion years

35. prefix used when bacteria grow in grapelike clusters

37. bacteria that gram stain red to pink

39. example of a nitrogen-fixing bacteria that lives on the roots of plants

40. corkscrew shaped bacteria

 

Chemistry Puzzle

 

Chemistry

Across
2. solution with an excess of hydronium (H+) ions
4. universal solvent
8. substances in organism that control pH
9. reactions involving a net release of energy
12. made of 2 or more elements bonded together
14. chemically combining elements so their atoms become stable
17. found in the energy levels of an atom
19. positive particle in the nucleus
20. quantity of matter in an object
21. substance dissolved in a solution
22. smallest part of a compound
24. center of an atom
Down
1. solution in which no more solute may be dissolved
2. refers to a basic solution
3. symbol for helium
5. neutral particle in the nucleus
6. solution in which water is the solvent
7. found on the left side of an equation
10. hydroxide ion
11. reaction involving a net absorption of energy
13. scale from 0-14 measuring H+ and OH- ion concentration
15. charged atom
16. reactions involving the transfer of electrons between atoms
18. pure substances that cannot be chemically broken down into simpler substances
22. anything that occupies space & has mass
23. stored in chemical bonds

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Nucleic Acids Puzzle

 

Nucleic Acids

 

U T E D T G G F H E A G Z K Y X L R E E
Z P P N X T S L J G S D W O N M E N J S
R R R A A B R C H U C A E A I P I E E A
M O N H E J T A G P D L C N L D O G D R
C O M P L E M E N T A R Y I I A I O E E
T F G K A F K F D S K L C M L N L R O M
C R K P S C U D J I C A I Z Q E E D X Y
G E W N I T Z F P K T R J C A H H Y Y L
U A E R D A W Z B I Y O I G A J B H R O
A D C M I M G O O P P H E P B R A T I P
N O I T A L S N A R T H N L T L U V B M
I D E N T I C A L O T U O A C I S P O Y
N E S O B I R W G V C Q S S C U O E S E
E D X S X Y W W Q L K R Z Y P Y N N E N
P S E R D K V H E R K N T A J H J G O I
C P M R W K C U N W E O X K T J A I A R
E G S T C R S A B A S E H P C K T T C U
J F S J I L Z B G I Y Y V B O A P A E P
N I T Z K U N R N N U K O F T N F D N J
P M J O B J H E H M I T B U O C D N H B
S B M J C Z M G D C W L M W F R U Z N S
N I L K N A R F B C R Z H M P I K L S V
X S Y I H J N I T R O G E N V G V D W Q
O P R W I E S R A W M F G S I M D H G Y
H K K L J C C G I Z B R Q U T K A A H R

Find the following terms and then number and define them on the back of this paper.

 

ADENINE BASE COMPLEMENTARY
CRICK CYTOSINE DEOXYRIBOSE
DNA FORK FRANKLIN
GUANINE HELICASE HYDROGEN
IDENTICAL MUTATION NITROGEN
NUCLEOTIDE NUCLEUS PHOSPHATE
POLYMERASE PROOFREAD PURINE
PYRIMIDINE REPLICATION RIBOSE
RNA TRANSCRIPTION TRANSLATION
URACIL

 

 

 

Solution

 

 

Fungi Puzzle

 

Fungi
Find each term and then number and define it on the back of this paper.

 

K A D S V S O U L J A W M T N
M B T E E V P O A N Y M U R I
T U Y O U L O O T E A U I O T
S A I Y C T F H R E N S N F I
E T Q L S Y E F G E A H O E H
P E O D L R M R U T S R G U C
T I A L I I E O O R Z O O Q X
A O C D O A C C G M T O C U S
T D I S H N Y I B Y Y M S O S
Y U T P A M S P N K Z C A R P
M M Y C O L O G Y E L A O R O
B H A C B B C C X C P T B T R
U I S B B A S I D I A I H S A
D A V M S S S R C U P N I Y N
D V M J W I B M H R J A O G G
I A X Y O D L O M I S M G J I
N P M L C I J M T V Z A Z R U
G C O E N O C Y T I C O I L M
S S I U W M R Y S R S N I Y L
M Q N J B Y F R D N G N E D M
M U I L E C Y M H W E A H C S
A I D I N O C K O I S H C F K
P K R Z C T D R W T Z J C K J
Y F C Z M A M R N K P A R I W
S U L L I G R E P S A M W I L

 

 

AMANITA ANTHERIDIUM ASCI
ASCOGONIUM ASCOMYCOTA ASPERGILLUS
BASIDIA BASIDIOMYCOTA BUDDING
CHITIN COENOCYTIC CONIDIA
DEUTEROMYCOTA HYPHAE LICHENS
MOLD MUSHROOM MYCELIUM
MYCOLOGY MYCORRHIZA PENICILLIUM
RHIZOIDS RINGWORM ROUQUEFORT
SEPTA SPORANGIUM SPORES
STOLONS TOADSTOOL TRUFFLES
YEAST ZYGOMYCOTA

 

 

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