Macromolecules Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Primary source of energy for humans
  2. 3. Molecules that contain carbon as the basic building block
  3. 5. Essential component of lipids in addition to their fatty acid chains
  4. 7. The molecule animals use to store energy long-term; a polysaccharide
  5. 8. Energy-storing macromolecule that is harder to break down than carbohydrates
  6. 13. Two-sugar carbohydrate such as sucrose
  7. 17. Molecules that store hereditary information
  8. 18. Non-essential amino acids can be made by the body; essential ones come from the ___
Down
  1. 1. Process where water breaks chemical bonds
  2. 4. Large molecules made of many linked monosaccharides
  3. 6. Simple sugars such as glucose and fructose
  4. 9. Chains of amino acids folded into specific 3D shapes
  5. 10. Found in plant cell walls; a structural polysaccharide
  6. 11. Essential for temperature regulation and transporting nutrients
  7. 12. A nutrient that enables chemical reactions and supports immunity
  8. 14. Catalysts that speed up chemical reactions in the body
  9. 15. Example of an informational nucleic acid that uses deoxyribose sugar
  10. 16. Macromolecule that insulate, cushion organs, and form cell membranes