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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
    glucose
    molecule
    amino acids
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  • the body's use of molecules for energy and growth
    cellular respiration
    circulatory system
    starch
    metabolism
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  • a category of molecules that perform important functions inside living things
    proteins
    digestive system
    chemical reaction
    energy
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  • molecules that are the building blocks of proteins
    cellular respiration
    molecule
    amino acids
    oxygen
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  • the ability to make things move or change
    digestive system
    oxygen
    carbon dioxide
    energy
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  • a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
    carbon dioxide
    molecule
    glucose
    energy
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  • a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together
    metabolism
    proteins
    starch
    respiratory system
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  • a molecule that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy
    carbon dioxide
    oxygen
    oxygen
    digestive system
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  • a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
    amino acids
    carbon dioxide
    proteins
    circulatory system
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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
    amino acids
    molecule
    cellular respiration
    glucose
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  • the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide
    molecule
    circulatory system
    respiratory system
    carbon dioxide
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  • the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body
    circulatory system
    cellular respiration
    proteins
    starch
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  • the body system that takes in food and breaks it down
    digestive system
    metabolism
    oxygen
    circulatory 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 is digested while on the dive
    how much food and air molecules the diver gets
    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
    cells, blood, lungs, nose/mouth
    nose/mouth, blood, cells, lungs
    lungs, nose/mouth, blood, cells
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