Across
- 5. a pyrimidine in RNA that replaces Thymine
- 8. macromolecules composed of amino acids
- 9. when two amino acids combine
- 10. an organic catalyst that accelerates a specific chemical reaction by lowering the energy required
- 11. consists of four carbon rings
- 12. a sugar that cant be broken down by hydrolysis to a simple sugar
- 14. a three carbon alcohol with hydroxyl group on each carbon
- 16. a longer chain of amino acids which may contain up to hundreds
- 17. any of a group of organic compounds that are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar solvents
- 18. not readily reacting with water
- 19. to alter physical properties
- 20. two isomeric chemical compounds that are mirror images
Down
- 1. substance that increase speed that a reaction occurs
- 2. animal starch
- 3. typical form of a carbohydrate used for energy storage in plants
- 4. monomer of nucleic acid
- 6. main component of cell walls of fungi and exoskeletons of insects and fish
- 7. a molecule of RNA that has catalytic properties
- 13. compound containing carbon hydrogen and oxygen
- 15. 5 carbon sugar in ribonucleic acid