Metabolism Vocab

Front

3 main body systems:

Back

Digestive, respiratory, and circulatory systems.

Front

You breathe in oxygen in your...

Back

respiratory system

Front

You eat and break down food in your...

Back

digestive system

Front

Small molecules travel to cells through the ...

Back

circulatory system

Front

Chicken, fish, peanut butter, and cheese break down into...

Back

protein molecules

Front

Bread, rice, pasta, corn break down into...

Back

starch molecules

Front

Starch breaks down into...

Back

glucose molecules

Front

Protein molecules break down into...

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amino acids

Front

Oxygen does not need to be broken down further.

Back

False - it is already a small molecule.

Front

3 molecules small enough for circulation:

Back

Oxygen, glucose, amino acid