This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Organic Chemistry & Biochemistry has 32 clues. Answers range from 5 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
What is the glucose storage polysaccharide in plant cells? (6)
A monosaccharide containing three carbon atoms. (6)
What colour does Biuret turn if protein is present? (6)
Water released in the cells of an organism by its metabolic reactions. (9, 5)
A molecule with a positive and negative charge, seperated by a very small distance. (6)
What is the monomer of proteins? (5, 5)
A monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms. (7)
What bonds are used between two carbohydrates? (10, 5)
What is glycogen used for? (7, 3, 9)
The weak attractive force between the partial positive charge of a hydrogen atom of one molecule and a partial negative charge on another atom, usually oxygen or nitrogen (8, 4)
Name one example of a non-reducing sugar (7)
What is the test for starch? (6)
What is the main storage product in animals? (8)
What do proteins contain that carbohydrates don't? (8)
What type of monosaccharide is glucose? (6)
Molecules that have a high proportion of carbon atoms. (7)
What is the function of Cellulose? (4, 2, 5, 4, 5)
Molecules that have the same chemical formula but a different arrangement of atoms. (7)
An oxygen atom joining two atoms, one of which is a carbon atom attached by a double bond to another oxygen atom (5, 4)
What determines the order of amino acids in a polypeptide chain? (1, 4)
What is starch? (1, 14)
Give 2 examples of fibrous proteins (8, 7)
A bond formed by the condensation reaction between the amino group of one amino acid and the carboxyl group of another. (7, 4)
What structure is iron important in? (11)
An individual sugar molecule (14)
A molecule that has no more than one carbon atom. (9)
What is the compound called when 2 amino acids join? (9)
Give an example of an unsaturated fatty acid (5, 4)
Polar; a molecule that can interact with water molecules because of its charge. (12)
Which bond is formed between two monosaccharides in a condensation reaction? (10)
If a double bond is present in the hydrocarbon chain what is it described as? (11)
What does the cross-linkages give it? (10, 9)