Across
- 1. small compounds that are made of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur.
- 2. pure substance formed when 2 or more different elements combine
- 5. the biological catalysts that speed up the rate of chemical reactions in biological processes
- 7. a substance that lowers the activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction
- 8. molecules made from repeating units of identical
- 9. type of macronutrient found in certain foods and drinks
- 11. positively charged particles
- 13. a compound made of small carbon compounds called amino acids
- 14. pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances
- 15. molecules made mostly of carbon and hydrogen that make up fats, oils, and waxes
Down
- 1. building blocks of matter
- 3. smaller repeating subunits composed of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and hydrogen atoms
- 4. the minimum amount of energy needed for reactants to form products in a chemical reaction
- 6. complex macromolecules that store and transmit genetic information
- 10. an electrical attraction between two oppositely charged atoms
- 12. attractions between the molecules
