Khali Howland's vocab crossword
Across
- 3. two or more incomplete proteins that can be combined to provide all the essential amino acids
- 5. a comparison of the nitrogen a person consumes with the nitrogen he or she excretes
- 9. plants that have a special ability to capture nitrogen from air and transfer it to their protein-rich seeds
- 10. The protein provided by plant sources is of lower quality than protein from animal sources
- 12. Heat, acids, bases, alcohol, agitation, and oxidation can cause the structure of a protein molecule to change
- 13. a condition caused by lack of calories and protein in a person's eating pattern
- 14. a protein deficiency disease--is a form of PEM
- 15. a sickness caused by the lack of an essential nutrient
- 17. the building blocks of protein molecules.
- 18. when your body cant make the remaining 9 amino acids
- 19. the maintenance of stable levels of acids and bases in body fluid
Down
- 1. proteins that defend the body against infection and disease
- 2. an energy-yielding macronutrient composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
- 4. animal foods is a source of it
- 6. a wasting disease caused by a lack of calories and protein
- 7. lack of proper nutrition caused by not having enough to eat
- 8. the practice of making eating choices consisting entirely or largely of plan foods
- 11. the 11 amino acids your body can make
- 16. a compound that can counteract an excess of either acid or base in a fluid