Metabolism homework

What is true of villi?

• They are found in the small intestine

• They are finger-like extensions

• This is where the digested food we eat enters the bloodstream

• All of the above

What is NOT true of alveoli?

• This is where oxygen enters the blood

• This is where carbon dioxide leaves the blood

• This is where starch is broken down into glucose

• They are found in the lungs

What process allows molecules like oxygen, amino acids and glucose move into the blood from high to low concentration?

• Osmosis

• Respiration

• Diffusion

• Photosynthesis

What is the name of the microscopic blood vessels where materials enter and leave the blood?

• Arteries

• Veins

• Capillaries

• All of the above

Foods high with this nutrient will give the most energy

• Amino acids

• Glucose

• Oxygen

• Proteins

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What is the name of the condition where you do not have enough red blood cells?

• Diabetes

• Anemia

• Asthma

• Injury to the pancreas

What is the name of the condition where the passages to the lungs swell making it hard to breathe?

• Diabetes

• Anemia

• Asthma

• Injury to the pancreas

What is the name of the condition the glucose cannot be unlocked from the red blood cell and allowed to enter the cell?

• Diabetes

• Anemia

• Asthma

• Injury to the pancreas

What is the name of the protein that people with diabetes lack that help the glucose molecule enter the cell cell

• Lactic acid

• Amino acid

• Protein channel

• Insulin

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What is the name of the condition where you lack the enzymes to break down starches in to glucose?

• Diabetes

• Anemia

• Asthma

• Injury to the pancreas