Across
- 3. Movement of molecules from high to low concentration
- 4. Biomolecule that stores genetic information
- 7. Structure where proteins are made
- 9. Smallest unit of matter that retains the properties of an element
- 12. Rigid structure found in plant cells
- 13. Stage where the cell grows and replicates DNA
- 14. Cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
- 17. Gel-like substance inside the cell
- 19. Protein that speeds up chemical reactions
- 22. Smallest unit of life
- 24. Type of transport that requires energy
- 25. Process cells use to release energy from glucose
- 28. Main energy currency of the cell
- 29. Stage where chromosomes line up in the middle
- 30. A substance formed by chemically bonding two or more elements
- 32. Polymer made of amino acids
- 34. Organic molecule that includes fats and oils
- 37. Organic molecule used mainly for short-term energy
- 38. Selectively permeable boundary of the cell
- 39. An atom that has gained or lost electrons and carries a charge
- 40. Cell without a nucleus
- 41. A pure substance made of only one type of atom
Down
- 1. Diffusion of water across a membrane
- 2. Process plants use to convert light energy into chemical energy
- 5. Division of the cytoplasm
- 6. Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons
- 8. Substance that resists changes in pH
- 10. Final stage of mitosis
- 11. Division of the nucleus
- 15. Stage where sister chromatids separate
- 16. Weak bond important for holding water molecules together
- 18. Organelle that produces ATP
- 20. Organelle that contains DNA
- 21. Building block of proteins
- 22. Series of events a cell goes through as it grows and divides
- 23. First stage of mitosis
- 26. Molecule an enzyme acts on
- 27. Type of transport that does not require energy
- 31. Condensed DNA structure visible during mitosis
- 33. Type of bond formed by the attraction of opposite charges
- 35. Scale used to measure acidity or basicity
- 36. Molecule that contains genetic instructions
- 37. Type of bond where electrons are shared
