Water, Elements of Life, and Matter Cycling

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Across
  1. 2. key in nucleic acids/DNA and RNA, also found in phospholipids
  2. 4. cycle including bacteria, ammonia, plants, and denitrification
  3. 7. water is able to stick to itself
  4. 9. weak attractions between polar molecules
  5. 12. cycle including evaporation, transpiration, and precipitation
  6. 13. bonds that are an unequal sharing of electrons resulting in partial charges
  7. 14. water is able to stick to other things
  8. 15. water's charges allow it to interact with many polar molecules
  9. 16. key component of amino acids/proteins
Down
  1. 1. cycle including rock erosion and plants and animals
  2. 3. water can absorb high amounts of heat energy without undergoing a major temperature change
  3. 5. backbone of macromolecules
  4. 6. contributes to the function, structure, and stability of macromolecules
  5. 8. cycle including photosynthesis and respiration
  6. 9. key component in chemical bonds, stabilizes shape of macromolecules
  7. 10. shape of a waer molecule, gives it versatility
  8. 11. crucial in building nuclei acids and proteins,and also phospholipids, sphingolipids