Chemical Basis of Life

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Across
  1. 3. Animals cannot make carbohydrates, but they can store this
  2. 7. Is a polysaccharide found in the shells of insects, crabs and lobsters
  3. 8. A monosaccharide commonly found in fruit
  4. 9. An atom with the same number of protons, but different number of neutrons
  5. 10. Are large molecules too big to pass through the selective plasma membrane of the cell
  6. 14. A reaction in which simple substances are combined to form complex chemical structures
  7. 17. Disaccharides are formed by this chemical process
  8. 19. This is an example of a monosaccharide
  9. 20. One of the four organic molecules
Down
  1. 1. The smallest unit of life
  2. 2. The sum of all chemical reaction that occur within cells
  3. 4. Are represented by the atomic number of an atom
  4. 5. Is composed of one glucose plus one galactose
  5. 6. Share the same chemical formula, but a different structural composition
  6. 11. Electrons are found in these
  7. 12. These are made up of sugar units
  8. 13. A hormone involved with diabetes
  9. 15. A positively charged atom formed by the loss of one or more electrons
  10. 16. The ability to do work
  11. 18. A pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances