Chemistry

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Across
  1. 1. Enzyme names usually end in these three letters
  2. 5. Compounds that contain carbon; found in living things
  3. 6. Protein that transports oxygen in the blood
  4. 10. Main component of plant cell walls
  5. 13. Lipids include oils, waxes, steroids & these
  6. 14. Protein hormone that diabetics lack
  7. 17. Enzyme activity is affected by pH & _____
  8. 19. If enzymes get too hot they do this
  9. 20. Protein that catalyzed biochemical reactions
  10. 21. Plants make sugars through this process
  11. 23. The space on the enzyme where the substrate fits (2 words)
  12. 24. The molecule on which the enzyme acts
Down
  1. 2. Plants store extra sugar as this molecule
  2. 3. Chemical signals that travel in the blood
  3. 4. Enzymes are very specific, like a lock and ___
  4. 7. Animals store extra sugar as this molecule
  5. 8. Nucleic acids are polymers of these
  6. 9. There are made up of glycerol + 3 fatty acids
  7. 11. Proteins that protect your body against infections
  8. 12. Names of these typically end in "-ose"
  9. 15. Main component of cell membranes
  10. 16. Main source of energy in living things
  11. 18. Enzymes lower the amount of ______ needed to break down substrates
  12. 21. Polymers of amino acids
  13. 22. Nucleic acids store & transmit this kind of information