Across
- 3. Simple sugar produced in photosynthesis
- 4. Organic compound needed in small amounts
- 6. Breaks down starch into maltose
- 9. Main source of energy
- 10. Movement of nutrients into the bloodstream
- 11. Produces digestive enzymes and insulin
- 14. Green pigment that captures light energy
- 15. Storage form of glucose in plants
- 16. Contains all nutrients in correct proportions
- 17. Where digestion begins
- 20. Essential for chemical reactions and transport
- 21. Removal of undigested food as feces
- 24. Process by which plants make food using sunlight
- 27. Inorganic nutrient needed for health
- 28. Breaks down fats into fatty acids and glycerol
- 30. Needed for growth and repair
Down
- 1. Breaking down food into smaller molecules
- 2. Breaks down proteins into amino acids
- 5. Absorbs water and forms feces
- 7. Organism that makes its own food
- 8. Organ that churns food and adds acid
- 12. Site of most digestion and absorption
- 13. Wave-like muscle contractions that move food
- 18. Helps with bowel movement and prevents constipation
- 19. Taking food into the body
- 22. Provides energy and insulation
- 23. Use of absorbed nutrients by cells
- 25. Organism that consumes other organisms for food
- 26. Finger-like projections that increase surface area for absorption
- 29. Biological catalyst that speeds up digestion