Biotechnology

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. An organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell (8)
  2. 5. Located at or near or coming from the earth's poles (5)
  3. 8. The branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific (13)
  4. 10. A push or a pull (plural) (6)
  5. 12. A written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication (11)
  6. 13. Having a strong affinity for water (11)
  7. 14. Center of an atom or a cell (7)
  8. 15. The process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division (11)

Down

  1. 1. A phosphoric ester of a ___ (10)
  2. 2. Organic compounds containing an ___ group and a carboxylic ___ group (plural) (10)
  3. 3. A nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic (8)
  4. 6. Lacking affinity for water (11)
  5. 7. Any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific (6)
  6. 9. The organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA (13)
  7. 11. The manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts (9)
  8. 13. A curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle (5)