Biochemistry Crossword Puzzle: Quarter 1 Review

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Across
  1. 5. rigid barrier surrounding plant cells only
  2. 8. organelle that stores water
  3. 11. transports proteins within cell
  4. 14. special name given to cells produced during mitosis
  5. 16. uncontrolled cell growth
  6. 18. cellular organization: cell, _____, organ, organ system, organiasm
  7. 19. small protein-making factory
  8. 20. this macromolecule is the primary energy source for organisms
  9. 21. humans, dogs, trees, and insects are all made of ____ cells
  10. 23. a single building block
  11. 25. second stage of mitosis
  12. 27. built of fatty acids and glycerol; used to build cell membrane
Down
  1. 1. the building block of nucleic acids
  2. 2. control center of cell
  3. 3. building block of carbohydrates
  4. 4. surrounds both plant and animal cells; determines what passes in and out of cell
  5. 6. the stage of mitosis during which chromosomes pull apart
  6. 7. powerhouse of cell
  7. 9. programmed cell death; makes way for new cells and prevents cancer
  8. 10. monomers of this type of macromolecule are amino acids
  9. 12. building blocks of nucleic acid
  10. 13. recycling center in cell
  11. 15. a string of building blocks
  12. 17. deoxyribonucleic acid
  13. 20. organelle found only in plant cells; site of photosynthesis
  14. 22. helix shape of DNA
  15. 24. undifferentiated cells that can become any type of cell
  16. 26. the cells of your ___ are replaced often by mitosis