Chemistry in Living Things Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• organic compound : a covalent compound containing carbon atoms
• monosaccharide : a simple sugar that contains three to ten carbon atoms
• isomers : compounds with the same chemical formula but different arrangements of atoms, which leads to different chemical properties
• disaccharide : a compound made when two monosaccharides bond together
• polysaccharide : a compound made when more than two monosaccharides bond together
• saturated fat : a lipid made from fatty acids that have no double bonds between carbon atoms
• unsaturated fat : a lipid made from fatty acids that have at least one double bond between carbon atoms
• macronutrients : chemicals that are essential to nutrition and are required in relatively large amounts
• sugar : this disaccharide is a composed of glucose and fructose linked together
• fructose : this monosaccharide is a simple sugar
• starch : this polysaccharide is made of lots of glucose molecules linked together
• lipid : this is composed of 3 fatty acids and 1 glycerol molecule
• hemoglobin : this protein causes our blood to turn red
• white flakes : this is formed when a protein is treated with alcohol and vinegar
• xray diffraction : scientists used this to show that a protein is a single, large molecule
• primary structure : the order of amino acids in a protein
• carbohydrates : the macronutrient mostly left out in the keto diet
• amino acids : the body gets this from eating proteins
• gain weight : result if a person consumes more calories than their body needs
• two : the number of helixes in dna
• recipes : dna contains this for proteins