Across
- 3. short term store of energy in ANIMALS by linking glucose molecules together forming a branched chains
- 6. the subunit in which DNA and RNA chains are made
- 7. simple sugar
- 11. sugars used for short term energy as well as structure
- 13. building block subunit of proteins
- 16. organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure containing four rings
- 18. used for construction materials and chemical reactions in the body
- 19. something that increases the speed of a chemical reaction without being changed by the reaction
Down
- 1. the site on an enzyme that attaches to its substrate
- 2. the molecule in living organisms that contains inheritable information
- 4. a macromolecule that stores genetic information and is made of three parts, a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base
- 5. a protein found in red blood cells that binds and transports oxygen
- 8. short term store of energy in PLANTS by linking glucose molecules together forming a chain
- 9. the structural component of plant cell walls
- 10. a single stranded chain of nucleotides that play a role in protein synthesis
- 12. nonpolar molecules, fats & oils, used for long term energy
- 13. the compound that is the energy currency of the cell
- 14. the substance an enzyme acts on
- 15. a protein hormone that regulates blood glucose levels
- 17. a protein that speeds up a chemical reaction without being changed
