Across
- 5. Bond linking nucleotides in DNA and RNA
- 9. Lipid formed from glycerol and three fatty acids
- 11. Protein that lowers activation energy of reactions
- 14. Molecules forming plasma membrane bilayers and long-term energy stores
- 15. Storage polysaccharide found in animal cells
- 17. Disaccharide formed from glucose and fructose
- 19. Polymers that act as enzymes, messengers, and structural components
- 21. Double-stranded nucleic acid storing genetic information
- 22. Inorganic ions found in ATP and nucleic acids
- 25. Polysaccharide made of β-glucose in plant cell walls
- 27. Chain formed from many amino acids joined together
- 28. Describes a fatty acid with one or more double bonds
- 29. A small unit that joins with others to form a polymer
Down
- 1. Carbon-based molecules commonly used as respiratory substrates
- 2. Bond formed between two monosaccharides
- 3. Universal energy currency of cells
- 4. A large molecule made from many repeating subunits
- 6. Bond formed between two amino acids
- 7. Level of protein structure giving the protein its 3D shape
- 8. Disaccharide made from two glucose molecules
- 10. Reaction that forms a bond between molecules by removing water
- 12. Molecules that carry genetic information in cells
- 13. Monomer unit of proteins
- 16. Region of an enzyme where the substrate binds
- 18. Bond formed between glycerol and fatty acids
- 20. Single-stranded nucleic acid involved in protein synthesis
- 23. Weak bonds holding DNA strands together
- 24. The most abundant component of living cells
- 26. Reaction that breaks a bond using water
- 30. Single sugar unit such as glucose or fructose