1. Molecules dissolve in water if the water can form zones called _______________ around them.

2. A chemical reaction that produces water as a by-product is called _______________.

3. Organic compounds obtain their unique chemical characteristics less from their carbon backbones than from their _______________.

4. The suffix _______________ denotes a sugar, while the suffix _______________ denotes an enzyme.

5. When oxygen is unavailable, cells employ a metabolic pathway called _______________ to produce ATP.

6. A saturated fat is one to which no more _______________ atoms can be added.

7. A unique type of bond formed between two amino acids is called a/an _______________ bond.

8. The amphiphilic lipids of cell membranes are called _______________.

9. _______________ occurs when the end product of a metabolic pathway deactivates the enzyme that controls an earlier step in the pathway.

10. The monomers of a polysaccharide are called _______________ and those of a protein are called _______________.

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