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