Across
- 2. a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
- 4. a category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things
- 5. the body system that takes in food and breaks it down
- 7. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
- 9. a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together
- 11. the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose
- 12. A type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain and back to the body
- 13. a collection of tissues that structurally form a functional unit specialized to perform a particular function
- 15. a molecule that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy
- 16. a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
Down
- 1. molecules that are the building blocks of proteins.
- 2. the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body
- 3. the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide
- 6. a claim supported by evidence argument
- 8. the body’s use of molecules for energy and growth
- 10. the smallest unit that can live on its own and that makes up all living organisms and the tissues of the body
- 14. a group of atoms joined together in a particular way