Metabolism Vocabulary

Front

What is the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body?

Back

Circulatory system

Front

What is information about the natural world that is used to support or go against a claim?

Back

Evidence

Front

What is the ability to make things move or change?

Back

Energy

Front

What is a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms?

Back

Glucose

Front

What is a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole?

Back

System

Front

What is the process by which organisms convert food into energy?

Back

Metabolism

Front

What is the primary source of energy for living organisms?

Back

Sunlight

Front

What are the building blocks of proteins?

Back

Amino acids

Front

What is the gas that is a byproduct of cellular respiration?

Back

Carbon dioxide

Front

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

Back

Metabolic rate