Macromolecules Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• mono saccaride : a carbohydrate that cannot be split into a smaller unit by action of a dilute acid
• sugar : glucose
• saturated : a fatty acid that contains only single bonds between the carbons
• disaccharide : a sugar consisting of two linked monosaccharide molecules
• products : what the enzyme produces
• activation energy : initial energy input, which is later paid back as the reaction proceeds
• nucleic acid : complex macro-molecules that store and transmit genetic information
• carbohydrate : the class of marcromolecules that includes sugars and starches
• poly saccharide : a carbohydrate molecule consisting of a long chain of carbohydrate molecules
• amino acid : small compounds that are mad of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, and sometimes sulfur
• unsaturated : a fatty acid that contains double bonds between some of the carbons
• protein : a macromolecule made of amino acid monomers
• substrate : the substance on which an enzyme acts
• lipid : the class of molecules that include triglycerides, sterols, waxes, and phospholipids
• fatty acid : long hydrocarbon chain attached to a carboxyl group
• glycerol : small organic molecule with three hydroxyl (oh) groups
• endothermic reaction : reaction in which the system absorbs heat from its surroundings
• nucleotide : the monomers of nucleic acids
• enzyme : helps to make protein