THE SCIENCE OF THANKSGIVING CROSSWORD

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Across
  1. 3. Pop corn kernels can pop when they contain 14%-20% of this
  2. 4. A free radical is unstable because it has an ____ electron on its outer shell
  3. 5. Most corn grown in the US is consumed by ______
  4. 10. Cranberries contain four chambers filled with this
  5. 12. The type of corn used for livestock feed and ethanol production
  6. 13. Chemicals that donate electrons to free radicals to protect your cells
  7. 14. Ethanol has this element which helps it to burn more cleanly compared to gasoline
  8. 17. The type of corn you boil and eat
  9. 19. Name for a male turkey
  10. 20. Name for a female turkey
  11. 21. A mixture of hydrocarbons used for transport fuel
Down
  1. 1. Besides ethanol, this is another by-product of fermentation
  2. 2. These are orange colored squashes
  3. 6. The most common fuel made from corn
  4. 7. The burning of a fuel
  5. 8. The best popcorn shape for candy-coated popcorn
  6. 9. Chemicals that cause oxidative stress
  7. 11. The best popcorn shape for movie popcorn
  8. 13. the pigment found in cranberries
  9. 15. This means "large melon"
  10. 16. Anthocyanin turns this color when pH lowers
  11. 18. The microorganism that ferments corn to make ethanol