Water, Carbs, and Lipids

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Across
  1. 5. Small units, or building blocks, that join together to form polymers
  2. 6. A big carbohydrate made of many monosaccharides.
  3. 8. A molecule with an equal distribution of charges is said to be ________
  4. 10. A term for a substance that dislikes water and doesn't mix well with it.
  5. 11. A long hydrocarbon “tail” with a carboxyl (COOH) group “head”
  6. 12. A way to break down large molecules by adding water.
  7. 14. Water is polar with a partial positive end and a partial negative end. Because of this, water is similar to a _______ with two poles
  8. 15. Compared with the two hydrogens, the one oxygen in a molecule of water has a partial _______ charge
  9. 16. An attraction between molecules of the same substance
Down
  1. 1. The cell membrane is composed of a ________ bilayer
  2. 2. A single, simple sugar
  3. 3. Many animals store excess sugar in a polysaccharide called ________, which is sometimes called “animal starch.”
  4. 4. A phospholipid molecule contains a glycerol, 2 fatty acids, and a __________ group
  5. 7. Saturated lipids are _________ at room temperature
  6. 9. A fat is also called a _________
  7. 12. The attraction between a hydrogen atom with a partial positive charge and another atom with a partial negative charge
  8. 13. A substance, usually liquid, which is capable of dissolving one or several substances, thus creating a solution.