Biological Molecules Definitions Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• monomer: one of many small repeating molecules that combine to form a polymer
• polymer: large molecule made up of repeating smaller molecules
• polymerisation: process of producing a polymer
• condensation: addition of a monomer to another with the removal of water forming a bond
• hydrolysis: splitting of the polymer into its monomers with the addition of water breaking a bond
• metabolism: all chemical processes that take place within the cells of an organism
• isomer: same chemical formula, different structural formula
• saturated: single c-c bonds in the hydrocarbon chain
• unsaturated: double c=c bonds in the hydrocarbon chain cause kinks in the chain
• quantitative data: numerical measurement of a variable, can be statically analysed.
• qualitative data: judgement, cannot be statically analysed.