Metabolism Amplify Vocabulary

Front

What is the ability to make things move or change?

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Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Front

What is the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells?

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Cellular respiration

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Front

What is a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together?

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Starch

Front

What is a category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things?

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Proteins

Front

What is a molecule that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy?

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Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?

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Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the primary energy currency of the cell?

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ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Front

What are the building blocks of proteins?

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Amino acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Front

What is the term for the sum of all chemical reactions that occur in an organism?

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Metabolism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Front

What is the role of enzymes in metabolic reactions?

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Enzymes act as catalysts to speed up chemical reactions.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-5