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METABOLISM

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    glossary
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  • a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
    respiratory system
    molecule
    amino acids
    glucose
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  • the body's use of molecules for energy and growth
    cellular respiration
    metabolism
    starch
    circulatory system
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  • a category of molecules that perform important functions inside living things
    energy
    proteins
    digestive system
    chemical reaction
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  • molecules that are the building blocks of proteins
    oxygen
    cellular respiration
    molecule
    amino acids
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  • the ability to make things move or change
    oxygen
    carbon dioxide
    energy
    digestive system
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  • a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
    glucose
    molecule
    energy
    carbon dioxide
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  • a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together
    respiratory system
    metabolism
    proteins
    starch
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  • a molecule that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy
    digestive system
    oxygen
    oxygen
    carbon dioxide
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  • a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
    proteins
    carbon dioxide
    circulatory system
    amino acids
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  • a process in which atoms rearrange to form new substances
    chemical reaction
    starch
    oxygen
    metabolism
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  • the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
    molecule
    cellular respiration
    glucose
    amino acids
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  • the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide
    circulatory system
    molecule
    respiratory system
    carbon dioxide
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  • the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body
    starch
    proteins
    circulatory system
    cellular respiration
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  • the body system that takes in food and breaks it down
    circulatory system
    oxygen
    metabolism
    digestive system
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  • You are tasked with making sure a diver is safe during a long dive. What should you check before the diver leaves?
    how many different types of foods are eaten
    how much food and air molecules the diver gets
    how much food is digested while on the dive
    how much sleep the diver go the night before
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  • Which list shows the correct path oxygen takes through the body?
    nose/mouth, lungs, blood, cells
    nose/mouth, blood, cells, lungs
    cells, blood, lungs, nose/mouth
    lungs, nose/mouth, blood, cells
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