The Origin and Chemistry of Life Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST: low viscosity : the ability of liquid water to flow quickly and easily through containers of varying spatial dimensions, primary structure : the linear sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain, disaccharides : a class of sugars that yield two monosaccharides on hydrolysis, peptide bonds : a bond that binds amino acids together into a polypeptide chain, dna : the genetic material of all organisms, glycogen : a polysaccharide constituting the principal form in which carbohydrate is stored in animals, disulfide bond : a covalent bond between the sulfur atoms of two cysteine amino acids, chromosomes : a complex body that becomes visible following condensation of the nuclear material during mitosis and carries a part of the organism's genetic information, glucose : a 6-carbon sugar particularly important for cellular metabolism in living organisms, autotrophs : an organism that makes its organic nutrients from inorganic raw materials, nucleotides : a molecule consisting of phosphate, 5-carbon sugar and a purine or pyrimidine, unsaturated : a sub unit of fat molecules containing a carboxyl group and a carbon chain in which two or more carbons are joined by double bonds and therefore capable of forming additional bonds with other atoms, nucleoid : the region in a prokaryotic cell that contains the genome, enzymes : a substance produced by living cells that is capable of accelerating specific chemical transformations, symbiosis : the living together of two different species in an intimate relationship, photosynthesis : the synthesis of carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water in chlorophyll-containing cells exposed to light, prokaryotes : not having a membrane-bound nucleus or nuclei, cyanobacteria : photosynthetic prokaryotes, also called blue-green algae