Amplify - Metabolism Unit Review

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What happens if the digestive system isn't working properly?

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Your cells would not get enough molecules from food.

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What is the chemical reaction that turns glucose and oxygen into ATP energy, water, and carbon dioxide?

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Cellular respiration.

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Which molecule is too big to enter cells?

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Starch.

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What happens if you have trouble breathing?

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Your cells won't get enough molecules from air.

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In the digestive system, what is starch broken down into?

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Glucose.

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What is metabolism?

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The set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms.

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What is ATP?

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Adenosine triphosphate, the energy currency of the cell.

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What is the role of oxygen in cellular respiration?

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Oxygen is used to help convert glucose into ATP.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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What are amino acids?

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The building blocks of proteins.

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