Chapter 8/9 Crossword
Across
- 2. the supportive tissue of an epithelial organ, tumor, gonad, etc., consisting of connective tissues and blood vessels.
- 4. a mold in which something, such as printing type or a phonograph record, is cast or shaped.
- 6. (in green plant cells) a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.
- 7. the natural coloring matter of animal or plant tissue.
- 10. nucleotide, C10H15N5O10P2, that is composed of adenosine and two linked phosphate groups, and that is converted to ATP for the storage of energy in living cells.
Down
- 1. a biochemical mechanism in plants by which chlorophyll absorbs light energy for photosynthesis. There are two such mechanisms ( photosystems I and II ) involving different chlorophyll-protein complexes.
- 3. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is considered by biologists to be the energy currency of life.
- 5. relating to, involving, or requiring free oxygen.
- 8. the stacks of thylakoids embedded in the stroma of a chloroplast.
- 9. the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.