Biomed Crossword Puzzle

A measure of the amount of hydrogen ions in solution.
A substance acted upon by an enzyme.
The dissolving agent of a solution. Water is the most versatile solvent known.
SOLUTION A liquid that is a homogeneous mixture of two or more
SOLUTE A substance that is dissolved in a
POSITIVE FEEDBACK Feedback that tends to magnify a process or increase its
OSMOSIS The movement of water across an area of higher concentration to an area of lower
NUTRIENT A substance found in food that provides needed resources for cellular
MONOMER The sub unit that serves as the building block of a
MOLECULE Two or more atoms held together by covalent
LIPID One of a family of compounds including fats, phospholipids, and steroids that is insoluble in
ISOTONIC Having the same solute concentration as another
IONICBOND A chemical bond resulting from the attraction between oppositely charged
HYDROPHILIC Having an affinity for
HYDROLYSIS A chemical process that splits a molecule by adding
HOMEOSTASIS The maintenance of relatively stable internal physiological
GLUCOSE A monomer of carbohydrate, simple
ELEMENT The smallest particle of a substance is composed of one or more
COVALENTBOND A type of strong chemical bond in which two atoms share one or more pairs of
COMPOUND A substance consisting of two or more elements in a fixed
CHEMICALREACTION Chemical transformation or change; the interaction of chemical
CHEMICALBOND An attractive force that holds together the
CARBOHYDRATE A sugar in the form of a monosaccharide, disaccharide or
ATOM The smallest particle of an
AMINOACID An organic monomer which serves as a building block of