Topic 1-Chemistry of Life (Matthew)

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