BCMB 321

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Across
  1. 2. This cell wall polysaccharide has a backbone made of galacturonic acid and able to form junction zones.
  2. 4. The cell will swell if placed in this type of solution.
  3. 8. The fluid within the chloroplast.
  4. 9. This cell contains two sets of chromosomes.
  5. 12. An organelle in plant cells that converts energy from sunlight into chemical energy.
  6. 13. An organism produces its food from inorganic materials.
  7. 15. This pigment absorbs blue and red light while reflecting green light.
  8. 16. The first stage of the Calvin cycle involving carbon fixation.
  9. 17. A process used by the plant to produces sugars from carbon dioxide, water, and energy from sunlight.
  10. 19. The alignment of cellulose microfibrils depends on this structure.
  11. 20. The site where protein synthesis takes place.
  12. 23. This cell wall polysaccharide has a backbone made of glucose and xylose.
  13. 24. A hydrophobic barrier of the leaves that reduces penetration by microorganisms, prevents water loss and organ fusion.
  14. 27. DNA replication in the absence of cell division.
  15. 28. TATA box is located in this region of genes.
  16. 29. Control of enzyme involving protein synthesis or degradation.
  17. 30. This cell wall is made up of glucose monomers.
  18. 32. The movement of water from a low concentration of solute to a higher concentration of solute.
  19. 34. An organelle that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins for secretion or delivery.
  20. 35. Pressure on the plant cell wall caused by osmosis.
Down
  1. 1. The nucleotide sequence of a gene that is removed during transcription.
  2. 3. A structure is unique to plant cells and forms during late cytokinesis to separate the two daughter cells.
  3. 5. The family of plants reduces photorespiration.
  4. 6. This molecule provides energy for light-independent reactions.
  5. 7. The cell will shrink if placed in this type of solution.
  6. 10. An organism contains more than two homologous sets of chromosomes.
  7. 11. Spindle fibers attach to this region of a chromosome during mitosis.
  8. 14. A metabolic pathway which the oxygen concentration exceeds carbon dioxide and decreases photosynthesis rate.
  9. 18. A type of bacteria that is used to make transgenic plants.
  10. 21. This vascular tissue transports sugar in the plant.
  11. 22. This vascular tissue transports water in the plant.
  12. 25. DNA wrapped around a histone core to form this structure.
  13. 26. A membrane-bound organelle that contains waste products and maintains the plant's structure.
  14. 31. The secondary cell wall made up of cellulose and this material.
  15. 33. Plants convert glucose into this monomer to store energy.