Biology Crossword

3. Macromolecule made of glycerol and fatty acids, used for energy storage and membranes.
4. Organelle that makes proteins; created in the nucleolus.
5. Acid Macromolecule made of nucleotides that stores genetic information.
11. Wall Organelle/structure used for support and protection in some cells, plants, and fungi.
16. Site Place on an enzyme where a substrate binds.
17. The study of living things.
18. Transport Type of cellular transport that requires energy; includes solute pumping, endocytosis, and exocytosis.
19. Macromolecule made of amino acids, used for enzymes, transport, and cell structures.
21. Passive transport process that causes water to move toward the hypertonic side of a membrane.
22. Organelle that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins into vesicles.
23. Membrane Organelle/boundary of the cell that decides what comes in and out.

1. Organelle used to store substances; plants have one large vacuole while animals have many small ones.
2. Organelle full of enzymes that break down substances.
6. Basic unit of structure and function in living things.
7. Macromolecule made of monosaccharides, a source of energy for living things.
8. Reticulum Organelle that folds and transports proteins (rough) or lipids (smooth).
9. Process of building monomers into polymers.
10. Small subunit used to build polymers.
12. Organelle where photosynthesis occurs and glucose is created.
13. Protein that speeds up biological reactions by lowering the activation energy.
14. Organelle where cellular respiration occurs and ATP is created.
15. Organelle that is the control center of the cell and holds DNA.
20. Transport Type of cellular transport that does not require energy; includes diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and osmosis.