Across
- 5. compound that releases hydroxide ions in solution
- 6. mixture containing nondissolved particles distributed within a solid, liquid, or gas
- 8. double sugar formed from the combination of two simple sugars
- 9. compound, primarily those compounds that contain carbon
- 10. waxy or oily organic compound that stores energy in its bonds
- 13. organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio; human body's main source of energy
- 15. small compound that can be joined together with other small compounds to form polymers
- 17. one of a number of special protein catalysts contained in living organisms
- 20. compound that releases hydrogen ions in solution
- 23. process by which large compounds are constructed by joining smaller compounds
- 24. reactant affected by an enzyme
- 28. synthesis, reaction in which small molecules join to form a large molecule, removing water in the process
- 29. substance that is dissolved in a mixture
- 30. large polymer
- 32. homogeneous mixture in which one substances is dissolved in another
- 34. substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction without being changed or used up by the reaction
Down
- 1. large molecule formed when many monosaccharides link together
- 2. acid, nucleic acid that stores and transmits genetic information from one generation of an organism to the next by coding for the production of a cell's proteins
- 3. large compound formed by combinations of monomers
- 4. simple carbohydrate, also known as single sugar
- 7. scale, measurement system that ranges from 0 to 14 and indicates the relative concentrations of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions in a substance
- 11. bond, covalent bond that joins two amino acids
- 12. unit of a nucleic acid that is made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base
- 14. acid, nucleic acid made of a single chain of nucleotides that acts as a messenger between DNA and the ribosome and carries out the process by which proteins are made from amino acids
- 16. catabolic reaction that splits apart molecules with the consumption of water
- 18. reaction, chemical reaction that occurs when the hydrogen ions of a strong acid react with the hydroxide ions of a strong base to form water and a salt
- 19. complex polymer of amino acids that builds and repairs cells
- 21. compound, compounds that do not contain carbon
- 22. substance composed of two or more elements or compound that are mixed together but not chemically combined
- 25. acid, substance that has an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group on the other; makes up the building blocks for proteins
- 26. substance in which a solute is dissolved to produce a solution
- 27. compound found in animal fats, meats, and dairy products that can build cells but, in excess, can be a risk factor in heart disease
- 31. site, region on an enzyme that can bind with a specific substrate or substrates
- 33. acid, large, complex organic molecule that stores and transmits genetic information