Across
- 1. a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
- 2. a chemical bond wherein there is a transfer of an electron from one atom to another
- 3. enzyme that occurs naturally in the saliva of some mammals and humans that aids in the process of digestion
- 6. a stable subatomic particle with positive electric charge
- 7. things that lock in with enzymes
- 11. members of a family of an element that all have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons
- 13. a process by which one or more reactants are converted into one or more products
- 16. end substances after a biological process has occurred
- 18. a biological catalyst and is almost always a protein that helps break stuff down
- 19. a group of two or more atoms that are held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds
- 21. the structure in a cell that contains the chromosomes
- 22. a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electrons to form electron pairs between atoms
- 24. The smallest part of a substance that cannot be broken down chemically
- 25. the electromagnetic attraction created between a partially positively charged hydrogen atom attached to a highly electronegative atom and another nearby electronegative atom
- 27. The substances which participate in a chemical reaction
- 28. the specific region of an enzyme where a substrate binds and catalysis takes place or where chemical reaction occurs
- 29. an enzyme the body uses to break down fats in food so they can be absorbed in the intestines.
Down
- 1. an enzyme that hydrolyses peptide bonds
- 4. a substance that can be dissolved into a solution by a solvent
- 5. a chemical bond wherein there is a transfer of an electron from one atom to another
- 8. substance (molecule) with the ability to dissolve other substances (solutes) to form a solution
- 9. A small particle with a negative charge that is found in all atoms
- 10. molecules that have a dipole or an uneven distribution of charge across their geometry resulting in one side being positive and the other side negative
- 12. a homogeneous mixture of one or more solutes dissolved in a solvent
- 13. a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction, or lowers the temperature or pressure needed to start one, without itself being consumed during the reaction
- 14. attraction and repulsions between atoms, molecules, as well as other intermolecular forces
- 15. a unique substance that consists of two or more elements combined in fixed proportions
- 17. an enzyme that is responsible for oxidizing ethanol and converting it into nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
- 20. a pure substance consisting of only one type of atom which all have the same numbers of protons in their nuclei.
- 23. one of the three subatomic particles that make up an atom
- 26. The minimum energy required for a reaction to occur