Lesson 2.1 Crossword
Across
3. | subunits that make up nucleic acids |
6. | compounds composed of a glycerol molecule with three fatty acids attached |
9. | a molecule made of many similar subunits |
11. | the DNA sequence of a human |
12. | a polymer of nucleotides with the bases adenosine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine; deoxyribonucleic acid |
13. | the main form of sugar that circulates in the blood |
14. | the building blocks of proteins |
15. | fatty molecules that dissolve poorly in water but dissolve well in a nonpolar solvent; fats and oils |
16. | pairs of complementary nucleic acid bases; that is, A and T or C and G |
Down
1. | a long chain of amino acids |
2. | a hydrocarbon chain with a carboxylic acid group at one end |
3. | key information-carrying molecules in cells |
4. | proteins that speed up specific biological reactions |
5. | the chemical bond that links two amino acids, by connecting the amino group of one amino acid to the acid group of another |
7. | one of two kinds of information-carrying nucleic acids found in cells; ribonucleic acid |
8. | a polymer of glucose that is found in animals |
10. | a class of lipids whose structure is different from other lipids; cholesterol, testosterone, and estrogen are three well-known steroids |
14. | adenosine triphosphate; a nucleotide composed of an adenine base, a sugar, and three phosphate groups |