Biomolecules Vocabulary

3. Substance entered into and is altered in the curse of a chemical reaction
4. Chemical compound that is found in living organisms
6. Surface of which an organism lives on which the enzyme acts on
7. Substance that speeds up a chemical reaction or lowers the pressure or temperature to start one
11. Molecular subunit that is combined with similar subunits to form large molecules
13. Initial energy input, that is later paid back as the reaction proceeds
15. Element that takes a solid and forms it into either graphite or diamond
16. Fatty compound that performs many types of functions in the body
17. Molecule that is made up of amino acids
18. Final result after a biological process occured
19. Molecule that contains nitrogen and has chemical properties of the base

1. Common form of a chemical reaction where it is mostly used to break down the chemical bonds that exist between a particular substance
2. Region of enzyme where substrate molecules undergo a chemical reaction
5. A sugar molecule
8. Large biomolecule that plays an essential role in all cells and viruses
9. Building blocks of fat in our bodies and in the food we eat
10. Large molecules that are made by bonding which is a series of building blocks
12. Pentose sugar that is important for the formation of DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid
13. Molecules that are combined to form proteins
14. Protein that speeds up matabolism or chemical reactions in the body