Biochemistry Crossword

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