Biochemistry

2. Formed when glucose and fructose combine.
4. A single, building block of a larger molecule.
8. Polysaccharide that stores energy in plants.
9. Protein that regulates blood sugar.
10. Enzymes _____ the activation energy of a chemical reaction so it can progress faster.
11. The energy required to begin a chemical reaction.
15. Solution with a pH below 7.
17. Organic compound; contains genetic information.
20. Solutions that regulate pH fluctuations to maintain homeostasis.
21. Most abundant monosaccharide; basis of energy for all living things.
23. The molecule acted upon by the enzyme.
24. Many monomers bonded together form this.
28. Analogy of an enzyme and its substrate.
30. Bonds that hold nucleotides together.
31. Bonds that hold amino acids together.
33. The master set of instructions to make proteins.
34. Fats that are the main components of the cell membrane.
35. Lipids that act as chemical messengers in the body.
36. Molecules that use genetic information to make proteins.
39. Chemical reagent that turns from tan to purple in the presence of polysaccharides.
41. Chemical reagent that turns from blue to orange in the presence of monosaccharides.
42. To speed up a chemical reaction.
43. Formed when many monosaccharides bond together.

1. The study of chemicals necessary for life functions.
3. Monomers of carbohydrates.
5. Molecules found in living things; carbon backbone.
6. Chemical reagent that forms red blobs in the presence of lipids.
7. Element necessary to build organic compounds.
12. Monomers of nucleic acids.
13. Polysaccharide that stores energy in animals.
14. Formed when two monosaccharides bond together.
16. Describes the precision of an enzyme to bond with one substrate.
18. Protein on RBCs that transports oxygen.
19. Monomers of lipids.
22. Organic compound; short term energy storage and structure
25. Organic compound; long term energy storage, insulation and homeostasis
26. Proteins that speed up chemical reactions.
27. Chemical reactions that take place within an organism.
29. Polysaccharide used for structure in animals (exoskeleton/nails) and fungi cell wall.
32. Organic compound; structural, metabolic, regulatory, cell communication
37. Monomers of proteins.
38. The final results of a chemical reaction.
40. Solution with a pH above 7.
44. Polysaccharide that forms the plant cell wall.