Chemistry of Life

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Across
  1. 2. a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements
  2. 3. any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in alcohol, ether, and chloroform
  3. 4. Energy the minimum quantity of energy that the reacting species must possess in order to undergo a specified reaction.
  4. 7. a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.
  5. 8. an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.
  6. 10. The hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms.
  7. 11. the substance on which an enzyme acts
Down
  1. 1. a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group
  2. 5. any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and living tissues
  3. 6. The basic unit of a chemical reaction
  4. 9. a substance produced by a living organism that acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.