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| 1. | many hydrogen atoms bonded to the carbon skeleton |
| 2. | one or more double bonds, formed by the reoval of hydrogen atoms formthe carbon skeleton |
| 3. | two kinds of smaller molecules: glycerol and fatty acids |
| 4. | comes from greek word monos "single" and sacchar "sugar" |
| 5. | a process that is essentially the reverse of the dehyration reaction |
| 6. | a unique three-dimensional shape |
| 7. | a mojor component of the tough walls taht enclose plant cells |
| 8. | make up membrane bilayer |
| 9. | a type of steroid that is a common component of animal cell membranes and is also the precursor for which other steroids are synthesized |
| 12. | the protein may unravel and lose its native conformation |
| 13. | a strong covalent bond used to conform proteins |
| 14. | two monosaccharides joined together |
| 15. | lipids charactersized by a carbon skeleton consisting of four fused rings |
| 17. | polymers of amino acids |
| 18. | a polymer of glucose taht is like amylopectin but more extrememly branched |
| 20. | a long molecule consisting of many identical or similar building blocks linked by covalent bonds |
| 22. | unit of inheritance |
| 23. | the pentose is connected toe this nitrogenous base |