Macromolecules Crossword

An organic molecule possessing both a carboxyl and an amino group. Amino acids serve as the monomers of polypeptides.
A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules
large compound formed from combinations of many monomers
small chemical unit that makes up a polymer
Proteins that speed up chemical reactions
sugars and polymers of sugars
simple sugars
A sugar containing two monosaccharides. Example: sucrose which is fructose + glucose.
A storage polysaccharide in plants consisting entirely of glucose monomers.
storage polysaccharide in animals
A substance (made of sugars) that is common in the cell walls of many organisms
A structural polysaccharide, consisting of amino sugar monomers, found in many fungal cell walls and in the exoskeletons of all arthropods.
a class of macromolecules that are nonpolar and insoluble in water; they don't form polymers
lipid consisting of glycerol and fatty acids
A three-carbon alcohol to which fatty acids are covalently bonded to make fats and oils.
consists of a carboxyl group attached to a long carbon skeleton
have the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible and no double bonds
Unsaturated fats that have been synthetically converted to saturated fats by breaking C=C double bonds and adding hydrogen.
lipids characterized by a carbon skeleton consisting of four fused rings
an important steroid, is a component in animal cell membranes
A biologically functional molecule consisting of one or more polypeptides folded and coiled into a specific three-dimensional structure.
The chemical bond that forms between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of another amino acid
Genetic disorder in which red blood cells have abnormal hemoglobin molecules and take on an abnormal shape.
made of DNA
Basic units of DNA molecule, composed of a sugar, a phosphate, and one of 4 DNA bases
A single 6-membered ring of carbon and nitrogen - Cytosine, thymine, uracil
A covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a dehydration reaction.
Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
A larger, 6-membered ring fused to a 5-membered ring - adenine, guanine
single-stranded nucleic acid that functions in protein synthesis