Biology STAAR Review Crossword

CHO used to make energy (ATP),fast energy, ex) starch, glucose, fructose
CHO;fat; makes up the cell membrane with phospolipids, stores long term energy, and protects internal organs ex) fats, oils, waxes
CHON; made of amino acids; ex) hemoglobin, enzymes
CHONP:stores genetic material and make proteins in protein synthesis ex)DNA, RNA
organelle that carries out the digestive processes in a cell
has ribosomes; makes proteins
has no attached ribosomes
packages proteins
Makes proteins
A form of asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size
cell division, IPMATC, result: 2 identical daughter cells
cell division in gametes (sex cells); makes reproductive cells result: 4 nonidentical daughter cells
cell membrane composed of phospolipid molecules to serve as a boundary; semi-permeable
maintaining a balanced internal enviornment regarless of the external enviorment
when substances pass across the membrane without requiring cellular energy ex) osmosis and facilitated diffusion
the diffusion of water across a memebrane from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration
when cell enegry is required for substances to pass across the plasma membrane - ATP needed
the process of transferring stored energy from glucose to energy for the cell (ATP)
the process by which plants make their own food (glucose)
A tiny, nonliving particle that invades and then reproduces inside a living cell. has a protein capsid, has dna.
a virus that attacks bacterial cells
deoxyribonucleic acid; found in the nucleus of cells and contains the hereditary information for making proteins; made up of nucleotides; double helix, double stranded
building blocks of DNA; made up of a sugar, phosphate, and a nitrogen base
must occur before a cell can divide, a part of interphase
ribonucleic acid; three types of RNA that are involved in making proteins; single stranded, sugar ribose, and RNA had Uracil instead of Thymine
messanger RNA; a copy of the DNA code
transfer RNA; carries the amino acids to the ribosomes to assemble proteins
ribosomal RNA; makes up the ribosomes
a sequence of 3 nucleotides of mRNA; codes for an amino acid
the process by which the cell makes proteins using the DNA code - transcription and translation
the DNA code is copied to make mRNA
tRNA brings amino acids to the ribosome to make a protein
the study of heredity
alternate forms of genes; located on chromosome pairs
physical appearance of an organism
actual gene makeup of an organism
when both genes are the same
when the two genes are different
two different genes, when paired, blend together and produce a 3rd phenotype ex)red flower and white flower produce pink flowers
both alleles are expressed