Across
- 2. a chemical element, which is 18 percent of the body
- 3. a chemical element, which is 65 percent of the body
- 5. a type of polysaccharide, not to be confused with “glycerol”
- 6. plural, this word is coupled with “fatty” to designate a component of lipids
- 8. plural for molecules made up of small basic units called simple sugars
- 11. an enclosure for a cell made of lipids
- 12. a unit of storage made of lipids
- 13. a biological molecule consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
- 15. a chemical element in the body that begins with an “n”; is present in the lungs(from the periodic table)
- 17. a basic unit that makes up a lipid (in addition to three fatty acids)
- 18. a biological molecule consisting of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen, and sometimes containing sulfur
- 20. plural for molecules made up of one glycerol and three fatty acids
- 22. “simple _________” are small basic units, which make up carbohydrates
- 23. plural, types of lipids that are solids and are used as storage in the body
- 24. a name for a simple sugar
- 25. a chemical element in the body that begins with an “i”; is present in our blood (from the periodic table)
- 26. a pair of glucose molecules together; a short carbohydrate
Down
- 1. a biological molecule consisting of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
- 4. a type of polysaccharide
- 7. a chemical element, which is 10 percent of the body
- 9. some proteins can contain this element in addition to carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen
- 10. adjective in front of “acids”: basic units, three of which make up a lipid (in addition to one glycogen)
- 11. a short carbohydrate
- 14. plural, long chains of glucose molecules
- 16. a type of lipid that is a liquid
- 18. plural for molecules made up of long chains of amino acids
- 19. the most prominent chemical __________ in the body are carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
- 21. a chemical element in the body that begins with a “c”; makes up our bones (from the periodic table)
