Topic 1-Chemistry of Life (Matthew)
Across
- 1. a polysaccharide with branches often found in cereals and potatoes
- 3. a simple found especially in honey and sugar
- 6. a lipid containing a phosphate group in its molecule
- 9. any of a large group of organic compounds occurring in foods and tissues
- 10. a simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms
- 11. any type of sugar that contains two monosaccharides
- 14. any type of sugar that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simple sugar
- 18. polymer of amino acids
Down
- 1. a sugar containing glucose and fructose
- 2. a polysaccharides containing chains of glucose monomers, main constituent of plant cell walls
- 4. a substance formed from glycerol and three fatty acid groups
- 5. a molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer
- 7. a carbohydrate consisting many sugar molecules bond together
- 8. a polysaccharide that forms glucose on hydrolysis, used for energy storage
- 12. monomers of proteins
- 13. a substance containing a large number of similar units bond together
- 15. a sugar that occurs widely in nature as constituent of nucleosides
- 16. any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water
- 17. a substance produced by a living organism that acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction