Organic Vocab Crossword

contains carbon and is found in living things
one subunit
many subunits
monomer for carbs
monomer for protein
monomer for nucleic acids
fast energy
insulators and long term energy
builds hair skin and muscles, speeds up reactions
stores genetic information
ending for sugars
ending for enzymes
monomer for lipids
a special protein that speeds up reactions
enzyme changes shape and no longer works
Energy needed to get a reaction started
a region on an enzyme that binds to a protein or other substance during a reaction.
substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction
Carbohydrate component of plant cell walls.
2 sugars
A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chromosomes
When an enzyme binds to its substrate
found in animals, solid at room temperature
found in plants, liquid at room temperature
A simple sugar that is an important source of energy.
Storage form of glucose found in the liver of animals
Oxygen carrying protein in red blood cells
A protein hormone synthesized in the pancreas that regulates blood sugar levels by facilitating the uptake of glucose into tissues
Bonds that connect amino acids
lipid that makes up the cell membrane
Carbohydrates that are made up of more than two monosaccharides
A single-stranded nucleic acid that passes along genetic messages
A storage polysaccharide in plants consisting entirely of glucose
lipid molecule with four fused carbon rings
glucose + fructose