Microbiology chapter 7

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Across
  1. 3. metabolic reactions that break down molecules to release energy
  2. 6. the gain of electrons during a chemical reaction
  3. 9. reaction a reaction in which oxidation and reduction occur together
  4. 11. the main energy carrying molecule used by cells
  5. 12. the sum of all chemical reactions that occur within a cell
  6. 15. a biological catalyst that speeds up chemical reactions without being consumed
  7. 16. the metabolic pathway that breaks glucose into pyruvate and produces ATP
  8. 17. energy the minimum amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction
Down
  1. 1. the specific reactant that an enzyme binds to
  2. 2. site the region of an enzyme where the substrate binds
  3. 4. ATP generating process that occurs without oxygen and regenerates NAD+
  4. 5. metabolic reactions that build complex molecules using energy
  5. 7. an electron carrier that accepts electrons during metabolic reactions
  6. 8. the movement of protons across a membrane to generate ATP
  7. 10. the loss of electrons during a chemical reaction
  8. 13. transport chain a series of membrane proteins that transfer electrons and generate ATP
  9. 14. respiration ATP producing process that uses oxygen as the final electron acceptor