Topic 4 Terms

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Across
  1. 2. a bacteria is considered this if can absorb and use DNA from its environment
  2. 3. the substance on which an enzyme acts
  3. 5. a reaction where a larger molecule is broken into smaller ones
  4. 8. an enzyme that adds water to break down a larger molecule
  5. 10. the process of using a mRNA molecule to form an amino acid sequence
  6. 12. a bacterial virus which has been fully integrated into a bacterial chromosome, leaving no other trace of the original virus
  7. 13. a whole functioning enzyme
  8. 14. an organism that uses light for energy and organic compounds as a carbon source
  9. 15. Bacterial DNA is transferred to a new bacterium by a virus.
  10. 16. a virus that attacks bacteria
  11. 17. an enzyme that is released outside the cell to catalyze reactions
  12. 18. the biochemical pathway that is a part of both aerobic respiration and fermentation
Down
  1. 1. a reaction where smaller molecules are combined to form larger ones
  2. 2. an organism that uses inorganic chemicals to obtain energy
  3. 4. the process of transferring information from a gene to a mRNA molecule
  4. 6. an inactive enzyme that must bind to a cofactor to become functional
  5. 7. DNA from the environment being absorbed by a bacterium, which is then genetically changed
  6. 9. an organism that uses carbon dioxide for carbon and chemical compounds for energy
  7. 11. an enzyme used to help form large polymers