Chemistry of Life

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Across
  1. 3. When two monosaccharides join together
  2. 5. Consists of a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar
  3. 8. Two molecules join together because the removal of water
  4. 13. Simplest form of carbohydrates
  5. 16. Region on an enzyme where the substrate binds
  6. 18. Primary source of energy for organisms
  7. 19. Energy storage molecule
Down
  1. 1. A molecule is broken down by the addition of water
  2. 2. Increases the rate of reaction by reducing activation energy
  3. 4. Made up of monomers
  4. 6. Lipid with a hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail
  5. 7. Binds to the enzyme
  6. 9. The building block of your cell membrane
  7. 10. Double stranded molecules that carries genetic information
  8. 11. Basic building block of polymers
  9. 12. Measure of acidity
  10. 14. A five-carbon sugar molecule found in the structure of DNA
  11. 15. Single stranded
  12. 16. Stores and transfers energy in chemical reactions within cells
  13. 17. Their molecules are typically polar or charged and can form hydrogen bonds with water molecules.