Across
- 1. energy malnutrition- A condition caused by a lack of calories and protein in a persons eating pattern
- 4. - The changing of the structure of a protein caused by heat,acids,bases,alcohol,agitation, and oxidation
- 5. A wasting disease caused by lack of calories and protein
- 7. disease- A sickness caused by lack of essential nutrient
- 8. protein- The protein provided by plant
- 10. The practice of making eating choices consisting entirely or largely of plant foods.
- 14. balance- A comparison of the nitrogen a person consumes with the nitrogen he or she excretes
- 15. An energy yielding macronutrient composed of carbon,hydrogen,oxygen, and nitrogen
- 16. acid- The building blocks of protein molecules
- 17. proteins- Two or or more incomplete proteins that can be combined to provide all essential amino acids
- 18. A compound that can counteract an excess of either acid or base in fluid
Down
- 2. amino acid- The amino acid the body can make for itself
- 3. Plants that have a special ability to capture nitrogen from the air and transfer it to their protein rich seeds
- 6. balance- The maintence of stable levels of acids and bases in body fluid
- 9. protein- proteins composed of all essential amino acids human needs
- 11. amino acid- A amino acid the body cannot make for itself and must obtain from foods.
- 12. A protein that defends the body against infection and disease
- 13. A protein deficiency disease