Chemistry of Life

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Across
  1. 2. a substance that participates in a chemical reaction
  2. 5. biomolecule made of sugars
  3. 6. a mixture in which molecules of one or more substances are evenly distributed
  4. 8. a fat molecule made of carbon and hydrogen
  5. 9. a molecule made up of sugar, base and phosphate group
  6. 10. chains of amino acids that twist and fold into certain shapes that determine what proteins do
  7. 11. single sugar
  8. 14. a molecule that acts as a catalyst in biochemical reactions
  9. 15. water can not dissolve substances
  10. 17. smallest unit of matter
  11. 18. material that contains information that determines inherited characteristics
  12. 19. a compound that forms extra OH- ions
  13. 20. a substance that forms in a chemical reaction
  14. 21. an organic molecule that acts as the main energy source for cell processes
Down
  1. 1. the site that attaches to a substrate
  2. 3. compound that forms extra H+ ions
  3. 4. the minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction
  4. 7. acid a long chain of nucleotide units
  5. 12. the reactant in reactions catalyzed by enzymes
  6. 13. building blocks that link to form proteins
  7. 16. a value that is used to express the acidity or basicity of a system
  8. 20. water is a substance