Across
- 2. Which molecule forms the hydrophilic head in phospholipids?
- 4. What type of reaction builds complex molecules from simple ones?
- 7. What base is found in RNA but not DNA?
- 12. What is the main energy currency of the cell?
- 14. What is the solvent for biochemical reactions?
- 16. What is the basic unit of nucleic acids?
- 17. What type of protein regulates bodily functions?
- 18. Which type of lipid is found in cell membranes?
- 19. What is the basic unit of lipids?
- 22. Which protein transports oxygen in blood?
- 23. Which test detects reducing sugars?
- 24. Which protein speeds up chemical reactions?
- 25. What is a carbohydrate made of many sugar units?
- 27. Which color change shows positive for protein?
Down
- 1. What is the simplest type of carbohydrate?
- 3. Which lipid is liquid at room temperature?
- 5. Which nucleic acid is double-stranded?
- 6. Which test detects proteins?
- 8. Which polysaccharide is used for energy storage in plants?
- 9. What is the sugar in RNA?
- 10. What hormone regulates metabolism?
- 11. What mineral is essential for muscle contraction?
- 13. What is the structural carbohydrate in plant cell walls?
- 15. What bond links amino acids?
- 16. Which molecule is used in electron transfer during respiration?
- 20. What test identifies starch?
- 21. What is the storage carbohydrate in animals?
- 26. Which nucleic acid is involved in protein synthesis?