Biochemistry Crossword
Across
- 3. The primary sugar in the blood as well as a large energy source for the body's cells
- 4. Compound consisting of two or more amino acids, linked in a chain
- 6. Bonds together with other molecules to form a polymer
- 8. Carbohydrate that can be decomposed into two or more molecules
- 11. Two sugar groups chemically bonded together
- 13. Made up of small molecules to form a bigger molecule, a chemical compound arranged in a basic repeating structure
- 17. Acid Composed of a chain of carbon atoms bonded with hydrogen atoms
- 18. Also known as "The Sugars"
- 19. a disaccharide that is present in milk
- 21. A polysaccharide that mostly occurs in plant tissue
- 23. Also known as table sugar
- 24. Group The factor that makes amino acids different from each other
- 27. A chemical reaction consisting of loss of a water molecule
- 28. Cholesterol is the most abundant and important ______ in the body
Down
- 1. The chemical formula of this is C3H8O3
- 2. Acid Small organic molecules that have a hydrogen atom, a carboxyl group and an "R' group
- 4. Contains a phosphate group in its middle, a lipid
- 5. A sugar that isn't decomposable into a simpler sugar
- 7. A polysaccharide that contains chains of glucose monomers
- 9. A substance that increases the chance of a chemical reaction, however, it doesn't show any permanent change
- 10. A type of protein, all end in "ase"
- 12. Naturally occurring, derived from natural materials
- 14. Water is used to break down a compound, chemical reaction
- 15. Doesn't dissolve
- 16. The process of changing a proteins molecular structure
- 18. The most abundant steroid in the body
- 20. fats A fat that is solid at room temperature
- 22. Commonly written as C(=O)OH
- 25. fat A fat that is liquid at room temperature
- 26. It's chemical formula is C6H12O6