Applied Biology of the Cell Revision Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• mitochondrion: organelle where atp is produced.
• golgiapparatus: structure that packages and modifies proteins for export.
• cellwall: protective layer outside the cell membrane in many prokaryotes.
• nucleoid: region where dna is found in a prokaryotic cell.
• deoxyribose: the sugar found in dna.
• uracil: base found in rna but not in dna.
• peptidebond: the bond linking amino acids together.
• secondary: protein structure level where alpha helices and beta sheets form.
• tissue: term for a group of similar cells working together.
• glycogen: polysaccharide used for energy storage in animals.
• collagen: protein that provides tensile strength to tissues.
• proteoglycans: large molecules in ecm made of a protein core and sugar chains.
• metaphase: phase of mitosis where chromosomes align in the center.
• meiosis: production of four haploid cells from one diploid cell.
• mrna: molecule produced during transcription.
• ribosome: organelle where translation occurs.
• dna: carries genetic information.
• rna: molecule involved in translating genetic instructions into proteins.
• cell: the basic unit of life.
• gene: a segment of dna coding for a protein.