Biology Vocabulary

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