DNA & PROTEINS Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• substrate : molecule that binds onto the enzyme at the active site
• adenine : base that pairs with thymine
• doublehelix : the shape of dna
• ph : another factor that affects enzyme activity
• cytosine : base that pairs with guanine
• amylase : enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose
• catalase : breaks down hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water
• hormones : another example of a protein
• active site : the part of an enzyme that fits the substrate molecule
• denatured : the term used to describe an enzyme that reaches high temperatures
• mrna : molecule that takes a complementary copy of the dna from the nucleus to the ribosomes