basic chemistry
Across
- 3. What is the 5th element needed to build proteins?
- 5. found as a salt in bones and teeth
- 6. the most abundant extracellular anion
- 7. include sugars and starches, contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
- 9. a major component of both organic and inorganic molecules and is essential during cellular respiration
- 10. has the general structures of triglycerides, phospholipids, and steroids
- 13. Atoms that have gained or lost electrons are called __
- 14. as an ion, it influences the pH of body fluids
- 16. the two major types of __ are DNA and RNA
- 18. is necessary to carry O2 in the red blood cells?
- 19. only present in proteins and not in carbohydrates and lipids.
Down
- 1. Present as a salt, in combination with calcium, in bones and teeth
- 2. The building blocks of proteins are small molecules called __
- 4. anything that occupies space and has mass
- 6. __ chains form the skeletons of most organic molecules
- 8. essential to the oxidation of glucose and other food fuels, during which cellular energy (ATP) is produced
- 11. important for water balance, conduction of nerve impulses, and muscle contraction
- 12. Present in bone
- 15. __ is Needed to make functional thyroid hormones
- 17. greek word meaning “incapable of being divided”