Metabolism

Metabolism: 2.3 Learning More About a Condition

Multiple Select

Answer the question below. Then, explain why your answer is the best one.

Why can’t a starch molecule enter a cell right after a person eats a meal with starchy foods in it?

• Because a starch molecule is too large to fit into a cell and needs to first be broken down into smaller glucose molecules in the digestive system.

• Because a starch molecule only stays in the digestive system and never leaves it to go into other systems.

• Because starch molecules first need to enter the respiratory system before they can get into cells.

Open Ended

_{Why is your answer the best one?}

Open Ended

EXIT TICKET (PART1)

Do you think Elisa might have the condition you read about? Why or why not? (Make sure to identify the condition in your response.)

Open Ended

EXIT TICKET(PART2)

What further evidence do we need to diagnose Elisa?