Across
- 3. powerhouse of a cell; generates most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions.
- 7. used to name enzymes
- 9. higher concentration of solute than another solution, meaning water will flow into it
- 11. the surface on which an organism grows or is attached in biology
- 13. the main type of sugar in the blood and is the major source of energy for the body's cells.
- 15. a solution with a lower concentration of solute than the cell.
- 16. forms the names of sugars and other carbohydrates
- 17. made up of amino acids, they are the basis of body structures
- 18. Any of a group of lipids (fats) with a certain chemical structure.
- 20. a salt concentration that is exactly equal to that of blood cells.
Down
- 1. any of various neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (such as sugars, starches, and celluloses) most of which are formed by green plants
- 2. the unfolding or breaking up of a protein, modifying its standard three-dimensional structure
- 4. the rupture or destruction of red blood cells.
- 5. used to form the names of polymers
- 6. sugar
- 8. the membrane found in all cells that separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment.
- 10. is the stored form of glucose comprising any connected glucose molecules.
- 12. a biological catalyst and is almost always a protein.
- 14. The process of breakdown of food in the cell with the release of energy
- 17. potential hydrogen; a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
- 19. means “sugar” or “glucose and its derivatives.”