Across
- 2. element or compound produced by a chemical reaction
- 8. process that changes, or transforms, one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals (2 words)
- 10. element or compound that enter into a chemical reaction
- 13. macromolecule made mostly from carbon and hydrogen atoms; includes fats, oils, and waxes
- 14. small chemical unit that makes up a polymer
- 15. subunit of which nucleic acids are composed; made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base
Down
- 1. reactant of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction
- 2. molecule composed of many monomers; makes up macromolecules
- 3. substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction
- 4. macromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen; needed by the body for growth and repair
- 5. simple sugar molecule
- 6. macromolecule containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus (2 words)
- 7. energy that is needed to get a reaction started (2 words)
- 9. compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; type of nutrient that is the major source of energy for the body
- 11. protein catalyst that speeds up the rate of specific biological reactions
- 12. compound with an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group on the other end (2 words)