Biology Word Search — Hard
Play a free online Biology word search puzzle. Difficulty: Hard. Find all 12 hidden words on the 12×12 grid below.
Words to find
- EFFERENT
- LIGAMENT
- TUNDRA
- ELECTRON
- VALENCE
- ZOOLOGY
- CYCLIC
- MITOSIS
Plus 4 hidden bonus words.
Biology word list, defined
- EFFERENT /ˈɛfərənt/ · adjective
- Conducting or carrying outward, away from a central organ or structure; especially of nerve fibers that carry impulses from the central nervous system to muscles or glands. Related: outward-carrying, motor, centrifugal.
- LIGAMENT /ˈlaɪəmənt/ · noun
- A band of fibrous connective tissue that connects bones or holds together joints, or a strong cord or thread of fibrous tissue that connects a muscle to a bone. Related: tendon, fascia, cartilage, sinew.
- TUNDRA /ˈtʌndrə/ · noun
- A vast, treeless region of cold, Arctic or sub-Arctic climate, typically with low vegetation and permafrost. Related: taiga, steppes, grasslands, moor.
- ELECTRON /ɪˈlɛktrɒn/ · noun
- A stable subatomic particle with a negative electric charge, found in all atoms and moving around the nucleus. Electrons are the primary carriers of electricity in solids and are responsible for chemical bonding. Related: negatron, subatomic particle, charged particle, beta particle.
- VALENCE /ˈvæləns/ · noun
- The capacity of an atom or radical to combine with others; the number of electrons an atom loses or gains to form a chemical bond. In chemistry, the valence of an atom is a measure of its combining power. Related: combining power, chemical affinity, electronegativity, oxidation state.
- ZOOLOGY /ˈzɒɪ.əl.ədʒi/ · noun
- The branch of biology concerned with the study of animals and their behavior, physiology, development, and evolution. Related: biology, animal science, wildlife biology, zootechnics.
- CYCLIC /ˈsɪklɪk/ · adjective
- Relating to, characterized by, or occurring in cycles; recurring in a regular, repeated pattern. In chemistry and mathematics, also describing a structure or process arranged as a closed loop or ring. Related: periodic, recurrent, recurring, cyclical.
- MITOSIS /mɪˈtoʊsɪs/ · noun
- The process of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells, each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus. Mitosis is a type of eukaryotic cell division. Related: cell division, binary fission, meiosis, reproduction.
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