Cellular Metabolism

Question 0

Anabolism

Answer 0

Cellular processes that use smaller molecules to build larger ones.

Question 1

Anaerobic respiration

Answer 1

Respiratory process that proceeds without oxygen

Question 2

Catabolism

Answer 2

Cellular processes that break larger molecules into smaller ones.

Question 3

Mutation

Answer 3

Change in a nucleic acid sequence.

Question 4

Enzyme

Answer 4

Protein that initiates or speeds a chemical reaction without being consumed.

Question 5

Aerobic

Answer 5

-Reactions that need oxygen.
- The complete energy-releasing,
breakdown of glucose to carbon
dioxide and water, in presence of
oxygen.

Question 6

Anaerobic

Answer 6

Without oxygen

Question 7

Anticodon

Answer 7

Three contiguous nucleotides of a transfer RNA molecule that are complementary to a specific mRNA codon.

Question 8

Codon

Answer 8

Set of three nucleotides of a messenger RNA molecule corresponding to a particular amino acid.

Question 9

Dehydration Synthesis

Answer 9

Anabolic process that joins small molecules by releasing the equivalent of a water molecule; synthesis.

Question 10

Gene

Answer 10

Protein of a DNA molecule that encodes information to synthesize a protein, a control sequence or tRNA or rRNA; the unit of inheritance.

Question 11

Hydrolysis

Answer 11

Enzymatically adding a water molecule to split a molecule into smaller portions.

Question 12

Oxidation

Answer 12

Process by which oxygen combines with another chemical; the removal of hydrogen or the loss of electrons; opposite of reduction.

Question 13

Replication

Answer 13

Production of an exact copy DNA molecule.

Question 14

Substrate

Answer 14

The substance upon which an enzyme acts.

Question 15

-zym

Answer 15

Causing to ferment

Question 16

Mut-

Answer 16

Change

Question 17

Cata-

Answer 17

Down

Question 18

Ana-

Answer 18

Up

Question 19

An-

Answer 19

Without