Biomolecules Vocab

3. Fatty, waxy, or oily compounds that are soluble in organic solvents and insoluble in water.
6. The result of combining reactants with each other chemically
7. A chemical reaction in which water is used to break down chemical bonds between two substances
9. Large molecules created by chemically linking a series of building blocks.
10. Large biomolecules that play essential roles in all cells and viruses.
12. Atoms or small molecules that bond together to form more complex structures such as polymers.
14. Sugar molecules
15. A sugar that has 5 carbon atoms and 4 oxygen atoms in each molecule and is part of DNA
17. The region of an enzyme where substrate molecules bind and go through a chemical reaction.
19. A chemical compound found in living organisms

1. A molecule that has the chemical properties of a base and also contains nitrogen
2. Small molecules that are the building blocks of proteins
4. The base material that processing is conducted on
5. The building blocks for all of the fat in our bodies and the fat that we eat
8. The raw materials that are used to form products
9. A molecule consisting of amino acids (The base of most body structures)
11. The least amount of energy required to activate atoms so that they can undergo chemical transformation or physical transport.
13. A nonmetallic element with the atomic number 6 that forms compounds with a lot of other elements and is a constituent of organic compounds in all known living tissues.
16. A biological catalyst that is almost always a protein
18. A substance that can speed up a chemical reaction, without being part of the designated reaction.