Chemistry of Life Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. type of mixture that involves a solvent and solute
  2. 4. substances that are formed as a result of a chemical reaction
  3. 6. larger molecule made of monomers
  4. 8. bond, specific bond where a hydrogen atom bonds to an electronegative atom or molecule
  5. 10. bond, when an atom borrow an electron from another atom to fill its outer shell; the strongest bond
  6. 11. specific type of organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of 1:2:1
  7. 13. Variable, what is deliberately changed or manipulated in an experiment
  8. 16. Variable, what changes in response to the IV; what is measured
  9. 18. the smallest unit of an element that retains all the chemical properties of that element
  10. 23. the most diverse macromolecule in terms of structure and function
  11. 24. speeds up the chemical reaction
  12. 26. the attraction between molecules of the same substance
  13. 28. building blocks (units)
  14. 29. anything that has mass and takes up space
  15. 31. chemicals that participate in a chemical reaction
  16. 33. acid, store, transmit, and express genetic information
  17. 34. large organic molecules (carbon-containing) that make up all living things
  18. 36. substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances and is made up of atoms
  19. 39. atoms of the same element that have varying numbers of neutrons
  20. 40. an electronically charged atom
  21. 41. molecule, unequal distribution of charges; dissolves in water
Down
  1. 1. polymers of monosaccharides, starch and glycogen
  2. 3. monomer that is adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine, or urasil
  3. 5. substance that is dissolved
  4. 7. site, where the substrate bonds to the enzyme
  5. 9. two or more different elements bonded together,
  6. 12. monomers of simple sugars
  7. 14. two monosaccharides combined
  8. 15. insoluble organic compounds that are made up of fatty acids
  9. 17. substance that when dissolved in water accepts protons increasing the concentration of hydroxide ions; pH greater than 7
  10. 19. molecule, no separation of charge; no positive or negative poles formed; does not dissolve in water
  11. 20. positively charged subparticle located in the nucleus of an atom
  12. 21. molecule that attaches to the enzyme's active site
  13. 22. scale, used to measure the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
  14. 25. substance that dissolves the solute
  15. 27. two or more atoms held together by strong chemical bond
  16. 30. energy, energy that chemicals need to begin a reaction
  17. 32. bond, when an outer electron is shared between two atoms
  18. 35. subatomic particle that has no charge located in the nucleus
  19. 37. negatively charged subparticle located in the outer shells of an atom
  20. 38. substance that when dissolved in water donates protons increasing the concentration of hydrogen ions; pH less than 7