Amplify - Metabolism Unit Review

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What is the process that converts glucose and oxygen into ATP energy, water, and carbon dioxide?

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Cellular respiration.

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What do cells need to produce energy if starch is not broken down properly?

Back

Glucose.

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What is the primary function of the digestive system?

Back

To break down starch into glucose and protein into amino acids.

Front

Which molecule is essential for cells to generate energy?

Back

Glucose.

Front

Which molecule is too large to enter cells?

Back

Starch.

Front

What is ATP?

Back

Adenosine triphosphate, the energy currency of the cell.

Front

What is photosynthesis?

Back

The process by which plants convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into glucose and oxygen.

Front

What are amino acids?

Back

The building blocks of proteins.

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What is the role of glucose in the body?

Back

To provide energy for cellular processes.

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What is digestion?

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The process of breaking down food into smaller molecules that can be absorbed by the body.