Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. BASE
A. Any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms
2. CHLOROPHYLL
B. Diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to
3. CHLOROPLAST
C. An allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
4. CARBOHYDRATE
D. Living thing that grows in soil and makes its own food
5. DIFFUSION
E. Understatement for rhetorical effect
6. EVOLUTION
F. The sequence of events involved in the ___ development of a species or taxonomic group
7. GENE
G. Bottom part something stands on; a safe spot in baseball
8. HORMONE
H. A segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain
9. MICROSCOPE
I. Center of an atom or a cell
10. MITOSIS
J. An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals
11. MEIOSIS
K. Cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
12. MUTATION
L. Any event that changes genetic structure
13. NUCLEUS
M. The female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
14. OSMOSIS
N. Tiniest unit of living things
15. PROTEIN
O. The process of generating offspring
16. RECESSIVE
P. The diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum
17. DOMINANT
Q. Magnifier of the image of small objects
18. REPRODUCTION
R. Nutrient in meat and beans that builds muscle
19. STAMEN
S. Plastid containing ___ and other pigments
20. PISTIL
T. Part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
21. TISSUE
U. The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has
22. ZYGOTE
V. The fifth note of the diatonic scale
23. CELL
W. The process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of
24. PLANT
X. The male reproductive organ of a flower