Across
- 4. energy-producing reaction in living cells, and it is coupled with a reduction reaction
- 8. type of covalent bond that joins a carbohydrate molecule to another group
- 14. relations between water and hydrophobes
- 16. chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water
- 17. chemical process of monomers joining to form polymers
- 19. molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein, nucleic acid, or synthetic polymer
- 20. type of chemical bonding that involves the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions
Down
- 1. special type of dipole-dipole attraction between molecules, not a covalent bond to a hydrogen atom
- 2. carbon bound to three other atoms
- 3. chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms
- 5. does not contain carbon and is not produced by a living organism
- 6. chemical bond formed between two molecules when the carboxyl group of one molecule reacts with the amino group of the other molecule
- 7. molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer
- 9. the branch of science that explores the chemical processes within and related to living organisms
- 10. the field of biology that studies the composition, structure and interactions of cellular molecules
- 11. chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life
- 12. chemical reaction that involves the gaining of electrons by one of the atoms involved in the reaction between two chemicals
- 13. when two smaller molecules join to form a larger one by removing functional groups that form a small molecule
- 15. any substance containing carbon-based compounds, especially produced by or derived from living organisms
- 18. substance that has a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together