Cells and Metabolism
Across
- 3. a difference in concentration of a solution
- 6. all chemical reactions occurring in a living organism
- 9. the site of cellular respiration
- 12. a group of cells that are similar in structure and function
- 13. a small membrane-bound cavity in the cytoplasm of a cell
- 14. tissue that forms the outer part of the skin and lines hollow organs
- 15. the process by which a cell surrounds and takes in solid particles
- 16. the diffusion of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane
- 17. a molecule that stores energy in cells
- 18. a membrane that forms the external boundary of a celll
Down
- 1. a nerve cell
- 2. the series of reactions that occur in the mitochondria during aerobic respiration; another name for the krebs cycle
- 4. the ions or inorganic molecules required by enzymes to catalyse a reaction
- 5. muscle that is not under our conscious control
- 7. an enzyme that breaks down fats
- 8. a protein that allows ions, water and small molecules to pass through the cell membrane
- 10. a lipid molecule that contains a phosphate group
- 11. chemical reactions that break down large organic molecules into smaller ones, with the release of energy
- 19. a protein that increases the speed of chemical reactions