6th Grade Amplify Metabolism Vocabulary

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Amino Acid

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Molecules that are building blocks of proteins.

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Carbon Dioxide

Back

A molecule made of carbon

 and oxygen atoms

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Cellular Respiration

Back

The chemical reaction between oxygen and

glucose that releases energy into cells

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Chemical Reaction

Back

A process in which atoms

rearrange to form new substances

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Circulatory System

Back

The body system that transports

molecules to and from all cells

of the body

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Claim

Back

A proposed answer to a question

about the natural world

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Digestive System

Back

The body system that takes in

food and breaks it down

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Energy

Back

The ability to make things move or change

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Evidence

Back

Information about the natural

world that is used to support

or go against (refute) a claim

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Glucose

Back

A molecule that organisms can

use to release energy, and that is

made of carbon, hydrogen, and

oxygen atoms