Across
- 2. Sugar molecule used by cells for immediate energy.
- 5. Biomolecule used for long-term energy storage and found in cell membranes.
- 9. Series of events through which a cell grows and divides.
- 11. Substance that increases reaction rate without being consumed.
- 13. Cell-cycle stage during which growth and DNA replication occur.
- 15. Biological catalyst that speeds up chemical reactions.
- 16. Molecule that contains hereditary information.
- 18. Division of the cytoplasm following mitosis.
- 20. Building block of proteins.
- 22. Biomolecule that provides quick energy for cells.
- 23. Describes a cell adapted to perform a specific function.
Down
- 1. Molecule upon which an enzyme acts.
- 3. Undifferentiated cell capable of becoming many cell types.
- 4. Biomolecule responsible for storing genetic information.
- 6. Biomolecule composed of amino acids that performs many cellular functions.
- 7. Process by which cells become specialized.
- 8. Cell-cycle control point where conditions are evaluated
- 9. Structural carbohydrate found in plant cell walls.
- 10. Region of an enzyme where the substrate binds.
- 12. Disease resulting from uncontrolled cell division.
- 14. Molecule that helps carry genetic instructions for protein production.
- 17. Change in a DNA sequence.
- 19. Plant carbohydrate used for energy storage.
- 21. Process that produces two genetically identical daughter cells.