Across
- 6. a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
- 8. the body system that takes in food and breaks it down
- 10. a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
- 12. a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together
- 13. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
- 14. the body's use of molecules for energy and growth
- 15. the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body
Down
- 1. molecules that are the building blocks of proteins
- 2. a category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things
- 3. a molecule that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy
- 4. the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide
- 5. a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
- 7. the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
- 9. the ability to make things move or change
- 11. information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim