Cell and Life Processes

The process in which nutrients are broken apart, releasing the chemical energy stored in them. 

• cell respiration 
• excretion 
• circulation 
• synthesis 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The movement of materials inside the cell or between parts of a multicellular organism. 

• circulation (transport) 
• homeostasis 
• reproduction 
• digestion 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The process that breaks down large food molecules into simpler molecules that the organism can use 

• digestion 
• synthesis
• metabolism
• circulation 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The removal of all the wastes produced by the cells of the body. 

• excretion 
• metabolism 
• digestion
• respiration 

The ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment even when the external environment changes. 

• homeostasis 
• circulation (transport)
• reproduction 
• synthesis 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

All the chemical reactions that occur within the cells of an organism. 

• metabolism 
• circulation (transport) 
• digestion 
• respiration 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The process by which organisms produce new organisms of the same type.

• reproduction 
• metabolism
• digestion
• synthesis 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

The process by which the chemical bond energy stored in nutrients is released for use in cells. 

• respiration 
• circulation 
• homeostasis
• metabolism 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

A life process that involves combining simple substances into more complex substances. 

• synthesis 
• digestion 
• homeostasis
• reproduction 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

A type of molecule that does not contain both carbon and hydrogen but can contain any other combination of elements. 

• inorganic
• organic 
• nucleus
• tissue 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1