Unit 2 - Molecules to Organisms

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Across
  1. 6. Process where plants make food using sunlight.
  2. 7. First step of photosynthesis that needs sunlight.
  3. 8. Solution with higher solute concentration causing cells to shrink.
  4. 10. Fluid inside chloroplast
  5. 12. Molecules that absorb light energy for plants.
  6. 15. Building blocks of lipids.
  7. 19. Fat with double bonds, liquid at room temperature.
  8. 23. Molecules made of amino acids that perform many functions.
  9. 26. Solution with lower solute concentration causing cells to swell.
  10. 28. Gas plants take in for photosynthesis.
  11. 32. Organelle where photosynthesis takes place.
  12. 33. Solution with equal solute concentration, no net water movement.
  13. 35. Movement of water across a membrane from high to low concentration.
  14. 39. Process of breaking down food to release energy.
  15. 41. Molecule that carries genetic instructions.
  16. 42. Disc-shaped structure inside chloroplasts where light reactions happen.
  17. 43. Sugar made by plants during photosynthesis.
  18. 44. Building block of nucleic acids, made of sugar, phosphate, and base.
  19. 46. Single sugar unit, like glucose.
  20. 47. Process where cells engulf large molecules into the membrane.
  21. 48. Molecules like DNA and RNA that store genetic information.
  22. 50. Molecules moving across a membrane with help from proteins.
  23. 51. Type of fat made of glycerol and three fatty acids.
Down
  1. 1. Structural carbohydrate in plant cell walls.
  2. 2. Chain of amino acids linked together.
  3. 3. Type of endocytosis where a cell engulfs large particles or cells.
  4. 4. Energy source for photosynthesis.
  5. 5. Molecules that provide quick energy, made of sugars.
  6. 9. Molecule absorbed by roots and split in photosynthesis.
  7. 11. Difference in the concentration of a substance across space.
  8. 12. Lipids that make up cell membranes.
  9. 13. Green pigment that captures sunlight.
  10. 14. Substance that dissolves the solute, like water.
  11. 16. State where molecules are evenly distributed with no net movement.
  12. 17. Storage form of glucose in plants.
  13. 18. Movement of molecules from high to low concentration.
  14. 20. Building blocks of proteins.
  15. 21. Organelle known as the "powerhouse of the cell."
  16. 22. Movement of molecules against a concentration gradient using energy.
  17. 24. Fats and oils used for long-term energy storage.
  18. 25. Fat with no double bonds, solid at room temperature.
  19. 27. Movement of substances across a membrane without using energy.
  20. 29. Process where cells release large molecules by merging vesicles with the membrane.
  21. 30. Storage form of glucose in animals.
  22. 31. Pressure from water inside a plant cell against the cell wall.
  23. 34. Barrier that allows some substances to pass while blocking others.
  24. 36. Substance that is dissolved in a solution.
  25. 37. Simple sugar used for energy in cells.
  26. 38. Proteins that speed up chemical reactions.
  27. 40. Gas released by plants as a byproduct.
  28. 45. Long chain of sugars, like starch or cellulose.
  29. 49. Molecule that combines with fatty acids to form lipids.