Biochemistry
Across
- 7. The tendency of an atom to attract electrons to itself when bonded to another atom
- 8. The type of covalent bond where electrons are shared unequally
- 10. Bond between two nucleotides
- 11. Bond between two amino acids
- 12. Molecules that have the same chemical formulas but different arrangements of atoms
- 16. Chemical reaction that joins monomers
- 17. "___ defines function"
- 18. They store and transmit hereditary information
- 21. Compounds comprised of only nonmetals held together by covalent bonds
- 22. Most structurally sophisticated molecule
- 23. Electrons shared by 2 nonmetals
Down
- 1. Made of C, H, and O in a 1:2:1 ratio
- 2. The water property that causes capillary action
- 3. The most abundant molecule in all organisms
- 4. Comprised of smaller molecules called monomers
- 5. The chemistry of life
- 6. Bond between 2 monosaccharides
- 9. The type of covalent bond where electrons are shared equally
- 13. Bond between a glycerol molecule and a fatty acid
- 14. Chemical reaction that breaks polymers by adding water
- 15. Made of fatty acids and glycerol
- 19. The water property that causes surface tension
- 20. The molecule found in all four main biomolecules