Across
- 1. The maintenance of stable levels of acid and bases in body fluid.
- 7. Eating choices around plants
- 9. A compound that can counteract an excess of either acid or base in a fluid.
- 11. Building blocks of protein molecules.
- 13. All the essential amino acids humans need.
- 15. Proteins that defend the body.
- 16. When proteins are denatured
- 17. A sickness caused by the lack of an essential nutrient.
Down
- 2. The remaining 9 amino acids
- 3. All the essential amino acids.
- 4. A protein deficiency disease
- 5. Lacking sufficient amounts of one or more of the essential amino acids.
- 6. A condition by the lack of calories
- 8. Comparison of the nitrogen
- 10. A wasting disease
- 12. The 11 amino acids
- 14. Plants that have a special ability