Across
- 2. the process of making mRNA from DNA
- 5. larger molecules broken down into smaller ones, releasing energy
- 8. the type of bond that holds amino acids together
- 11. process creating exact copies of DNA
- 12. the specific molecule each enzyme acts upon
- 14. when blood glucose levels are high, the liver turns it into...
- 15. larger molecules constructed from smaller ones, requiring energy
- 19. these molecules transfer info. from nucleus to cytoplasm & ribosomes
- 20. long molecules of DNA and proteins
Down
- 1. 20 different acids represented in the DNA by a triplet code (sequence of 3 nucleotides)
- 3. the type of enzyme that determines the rate of a metabolic pathway
- 4. the acid formed when insufficient oxygen is available to finish the Krebs cycle
- 5. aerobic (using oxygen)catabolism in the citric acid (or Krebs) cycle, happening after glycolysis in the mitochondria, yielding 36 ATP molecules
- 6. the phase of mitosis when the cell's DNA is copied
- 7. a portion of DNA molecule that codes for a specific protein
- 9. When you consume more carbohydrate then what can be stored as glycogen, glucose is used to form ____.
- 10. info. that instructs cells to synthesize proteins
- 13. the 1st reaction in catabolism conducted without oxygen (anaerobic) in the cytoplasm that only yields 2 ATP molecules
- 15. the energy transfer molecule composed of adenine, ribose, 3 phosphates
- 16. alterations in genetic material via substitutions, deletions, additions that often cause serious medical problems
- 17. proteins that promote specific chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction, without being consumed in the reaction
- 18. total of all chemical reactions in cells