Crazy Cells

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. Any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic ___ that form part of a lipid molecule and can be (plural) (10)
  2. 5. An oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents (plural) (6)
  3. 6. A long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell (3)
  4. 7. An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals (plural) (13)
  5. 10. Nutrient in meat and beans that builds muscle (plural) (8)

Down

  1. 1. Used of a compound containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond (11)
  2. 3. Organic compounds containing an ___ group and a carboxylic ___ group (plural) (10)
  3. 4. To cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance (9)
  4. 8. The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has (plural) (8)
  5. 9. A long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like (3)