Biology Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. chemical reaction that occurs when the hydrogen ions of a strong acid react with the hydroxide ions of a strong base to form water and a salt
  2. 3. bond, covalent bond that joins two amino acids
  3. 4. waxy or oily organic compound that stores energy in its bonds
  4. 6. substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction without being changed or used up by the reaction
  5. 9. substance in which a solute is dissolved to produce a solution
  6. 13. compound that releases hydrogen ions in solution
  7. 14. reactant affected by an enzyme
  8. 16. large, complex organic molecule that stores and transmits genetic information
  9. 17. compound found in animal fats, meats, and dairy products that can build cells but, in excess, can be a risk factor in heart disease
  10. 19. substance that is dissolved in a mixture
  11. 20. substance composed of two or more elements or compound that are mixed together but not chemically combined
  12. 21. small compound that can be joined together with other small compounds to form polymers
  13. 22. compound that releases hydroxide ions in solution
  14. 23. process by which large compounds are constructed by joining smaller compounds
  15. 25. substance that has an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group on the other; makes up the building blocks for proteins
  16. 28. nucleic acid that stores and transmits genetic information from one generation of an organism to the next by coding for the production of a cell's proteins
  17. 30. organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio; human body's main source of energy
  18. 32. reaction in which small molecules join to form a large molecule, removing water in the process
  19. 33. mixture containing nondissolved particles distributed within a solid, liquid, or gas
Down
  1. 1. complex polymer of amino acids that builds and repairs cells
  2. 3. large molecule formed when many monosaccharides link together
  3. 5. catabolic reaction that splits apart molecules with the consumption of water
  4. 7. compounds that do not contain carbon
  5. 8. homogeneous mixture in which one substances is dissolved in another
  6. 10. nucleic acid made of a single chain of nucleotides that acts as a messenger between DNA and the ribosome and carries out the process by which proteins are made from amino acids
  7. 11. large polymer
  8. 12. double sugar formed from the combination of two simple sugars
  9. 15. large compound formed by combinations of monomers
  10. 18. simple carbohydrate, also known as single sugar
  11. 24. primarily those compounds that contain carbon
  12. 26. region on an enzyme that can bind with a specific substrate or substrates
  13. 27. unit of a nucleic acid that is made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base
  14. 29. one of a number of special protein catalysts contained in living organisms
  15. 31. measurement system that ranges from 0 to 14 and indicates the relative concentrations of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in a substance