Metabolism Review
Across
- 3. a medical condition where glucose is "locked out" of a person's cells
- 8. a medical condition that affects the respiratory system
- 11. a claim supported by evidence
- 14. a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
- 16. molecule that breaks down in the digestive system into amino acids
Down
- 1. the body system that takes in food and breaks it down
- 2. the body's use of molecules for energy and growth
- 4. a medical condition where someone has fewer than normal red blood cells and doesn't get enough oxygen
- 5. a large molecule that breaks down into glucose in the digestive system
- 6. one of the air molecules found in the lungs
- 7. the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body
- 9. a medical condition that affects a person's digestive system so they can't break down starch
- 10. molecules that are the building blocks of protein
- 12. your cells need oxygen, amino acids, and ____ to release energy
- 13. the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide
- 15. the smallest unit of life, you are made of trillions of them