Bio160 Unit 1 Terms & Definitions Practice

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Across
  1. 6. weak electrical interactions between hydrophobic side chains of amino acids (3 words, no spaces)
  2. 8. the chemical bond that links the sugar of one nucleotide to the phosphate of another in DNA or RNA
  3. 10. Group of three bases that specifies particular amino acid
  4. 11. the chemical bond that links amino acids together in a protein
  5. 12. electrons are that shared equally between atoms
  6. 14. Found to carry information from DNA to site of protein synthesis
  7. 16. process of using DNA template to make complementary RNA
  8. 17. attracts water; mixes well with water
  9. 18. a reaction that releases energy
  10. 20. repels water; does not mix with water
  11. 21. Determined by sequence of bases in DNA
  12. 22. a reaction that requires energy input
  13. 23. chemical reaction that builds a water molecule & joins two monomers together to form one larger monomer
Down
  1. 1. Observable (or testable) physical traits determined by the proteins it produces
  2. 2. a cell without a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles
  3. 3. a cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
  4. 4. electrons are that shared unequally between atoms
  5. 5. chemical reaction that splits a water molecule & one monomer into two
  6. 7. process of using information in mRNA to synthesize proteins
  7. 8. abnormal, misfolded proteins that are infectious & can cause neurodegenerative diseases
  8. 9. unit of heredity transferred from a parent to offspring
  9. 13. one large macromolecular machine that contains the enzymes responsible for DNA synthesis around each replication fork
  10. 15. a bond formed when one atom transfers electrons to another
  11. 17. a weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and another electronegative atom (2 words, no space)
  12. 19. term used to describe amino acid chains, the complete & functional form of a molecule