Across
- 3. Organic molecules made up of the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen
- 5. Organic molecules made up of the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
- 8. Organic molecules made up of the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
- 9. The rhythmic, wave-like muscular contractions in the wall of the alimentary canal
- 10. The net movement of particles from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration, down a concentration gradient
- 11. The substance on which the enzyme acts
- 14. A group of cells with similar structures which work together to perform a specific function
- 15. The process whereby some of the absorbed food substances are converted into new protoplasm or used to provide energy
- 17. Proteins that function as biological catalysts that can alter or speed up chemical reactions and remain chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction
- 18. The change in the three-dimensional structure of an enzyme, caused by heat or chemicals
Down
- 1. The process whereby digested food substances are absorbed into the body cells
- 2. Reaction in which a water molecule is needed to break down a complex molecule into smaller molecules
- 4. The building blocks of life
- 5. A substance which can alter or speed up a chemical process, without itself being chemically changed at the end of the reaction
- 6. The process whereby red blood cells of the donor clump together in the recipient's body
- 7. The process of engulfing or ingesting foreign particles
- 12. The process by which amino groups are removed from amino acids and converted to urea
- 13. The process whereby large food molecules are broken down into smaller, soluble molecules to be absorbed into the body cells
- 16. The process whereby food is taken into the body
- 19. The net movement of water molecules from a solution of higher water potential to a solution of lower water potential, through a partially permeable membrane