Across
- 1. A high energy molecule that can be split apart to release energy for many different processes in living things.
- 8. The weak intermolecular bond that forms between molecules to hold them together
- 9. The green pigment molecule found in the chloroplasts which is primarily involved in absorbing light energy for photosynthesis.
- 10. The cell part responsible for photosynthesis in eukaryotic cells.
- 11. An organism that makes its own food.
- 15. In eukaryotic cells it is the site of the Krebs cycle and electron transport chain of aerobic cellular respiration.
- 17. Membrane bound cell organelle that contains genetic material.
- 18. A cell with a nucleus and membrane bound organelles.
- 19. The attractive force between polar molecules of the same substance.
- 20. A molecule that speeds up a chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy
Down
- 2. Specialized bond formed between adjacent amino acids; between carboxyl group of one amino acid and amine group of other amino acid.
- 3. The condition in animals where they keep their internal environment constant for a specific characteristic often as a result of negative feedback.
- 4. The process of breaking down glucose to make ATP.
- 5. The theory that eukaryotic organelles arose from prokaryotic cells that lived closely together and were engulfed
- 6. the general name for a messenger molecule that can start a signal cascade
- 7. The chemical reaction that makes glucose and oxygen from water and carbon in the presence of sunlight.
- 12. An intramolecular bond where atoms are sharing electrons equally, used to form polymers
- 13. The monomer subunit that links together along the sugar phosphate backbone to form nucleic acids.
- 14. The steroid embedded in the cell membrane that keeps the membrane fluid and strong.
- 16. The part of the cell responsible for dehydration synthesis of proteins using the mRNA template.