Across
- 1. Cells make most of their macromolecules by joining smaller molecules into chains
- 4. A reaction that removes a molecule of water as two molecules become bonded together.
- 8. It speeds up the rate of a specific chemical reaction in the cell.
- 9. Carbon-based molecules
- 10. Essentially the reverse of a dehydration reaction
Down
- 2. The building blocks of polymers
- 3. affect a molecule’s function by participating in chemical reactions.
- 5. are molecules consisting of only carbon and hydrogen.
- 6. Compounds with the same formula but different structural arrangements
- 7. carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids—can be gigantic
