Across
- 1. single unit of carbohydrates (1 word)
- 3. major constituent of membranes (1 word)
- 5. cytosine, thymine, and uracil (1 word)
- 6. long chain of monosaccharides (1 word)
- 8. two sugar monomers that are linked together (1 word)
- 16. chemical signaling molecule (1 word)
- 17. regular structure formed by proteins (2 words)
- 19. ratio of carbon to hydrogen to oxygen 1:2:1 (1 word)
- 20. monomer of a protein (2 words)
- 23. chain of monomers that is linked by covalent bonds (1 word)
- 26. macromolecule that is nonpolar and insoluble (1 word)
- 28. loss of shape in a protein due to changes in temperature, pH, or chemicals (1 word)
- 29. RNA that ensures the proper alignment of mRNA (2 words)
- 36. double-helical molecule that carries the hereditary information of the cell (2 words)
- 38. protein that helps nascent protein in the folding process (1 word)
- 39. type of secondary structure of proteins formed by folding of the polypeptide into a helix shape (3 words)
- 40. process through which mRNA forms on a template of DNA (1 word)
Down
- 2. catalyst in a biochemical reaction (1 word)
- 4. reaction that links monomer molecules together (2 words)
- 7. polypeptide subunits in a protein (2 words)
- 9. reaction that causes breakdown of larger molecules into smaller molecules (1 word)
- 10. monomer of nucleic acids (1 word)
- 11. long chain of nucleotides (1 word)
- 12. smallest unit of larger molecule (1 word)
- 13. storage carbohydrate in plants (1 word)
- 14. biological macromolecule composed of amino acids (1 word)
- 15. three-dimensional conformation of a protein (2 words)
- 18. process through which RNA directs the formation of protein (1 word)
- 21. formed between two amino acids by dehydration (2 words)
- 22. RNA that carries information from DNA to ribosomes during protein synthesis (2 words)
- 24. single-stranded molecule that is involved in protein synthesis (2 words)
- 25. carbohydrate that forms the outer skeleton of all arthropods (1 word)
- 27. secondary structure found in proteins in which pleats are formed (3 words)
- 30. adenine and guanine (1 word)
- 31. storage carbohydrate in animals (1 word)
- 32. linear sequence of amino acids in a protein (2 words)
- 33. provides structural support to the cell (1 word)
- 34. RNA that carries activated amino acids to the site of protein synthesis (2 words)
- 35. long chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds (1 word)
- 37. biological macromolecule that carries the blueprint of a cell (2 words)
