Lectures 3, 4 & 7 Crossword

A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical building blocks
These small, repetitive building-block molecules are called
Polymers are disassembled to monomers by ________.
sugars and the polymers of sugars
The simplest carbohydrates
a storage polysaccharide of plants, consists entirely of glucose monomers
a storage polysaccharide in animals
major component of the tough wall of plant cells
a structural polysaccharide found in the exoskeleton of arthropods and fungal cell walls
a class of large biological molecules that do not form polymers
a type of cell with a membrane-enclosed nucleus and organelles
a type of cell lacking a membrane-enclosed nucleus and organelles
the organelle of a eukaryotic cell that contains the genetic material
structures that carry genetic information
site of cellular respiration
the partial degradation of sugars or other organic fuel that occurs without the use of oxygen
: a series of reactions that break down glucose into two molecules of pyruvate
the process in which energy stored in the form of a hydrogen ion gradient across a membrane is used to drive cellular work, such as ATP synthesis
the process that consumes oxygen as a reactant along with an organic fuel
the loss of electrons from one substance