Across
- 3. an expert on diet and nutrition
- 5. domestic fowl such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese.
- 8. relating or deriving from the metabolism of a living organism
- 10. satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.
- 12. a substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.
- 14. Acid an a-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.
- 16. containing the greatest possible number of hydrogen atoms, and so having no carbon-carbon double or triple bonds
- 18. Nutrients that are needed in large quantities to provide energy such as fats, proteins and carbs.
- 20. a compound consisting of two or more amino acids linked in a chain.
- 21. Tending to cause harm
Down
- 1. molecules that combine to form proteins
- 2. a molecule that is produced by a living organism
- 4. an amount of food, air or another substance taken into the body
- 6. speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner
- 7. cause or accelerate (a reaction) by acting as a catalyst
- 9. sustain a fracture of (a bone).
- 11. power derived from the vitalization of physical or chemical resources
- 13. a molecule or other entity that can donate a proton or accept an electron pair in reactions.
- 15. strengthen or support physically or mentally
- 17. a branch of science that deals with nutrients and nutrion, particularly in humans.
- 19. a whitish fiber or bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs