Macromolecules/Enzymes
Across
- 3. An organic compound that is made of one or more chains of amino acids and that is a principal component of all cells
- 5. Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
- 7. A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together.
- 9. reactions the process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances
- 11. energy Energy needed to get a reaction started
- 13. substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction
- 14. A specific reactant acted upon by an enzyme
- 15. acid a simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl (—COOH) and an amino (—NH2) group
Down
- 1. A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing
- 2. A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
- 4. A building block of DNA, consisting of a five-carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.
- 6. A substance produced in a chemical reaction
- 8. Broken down to glucose to provide energy.
- 10. A chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
- 12. acid macromolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus