Metabolism

molecules that are the building blocks of proteins

• amino acids

• glucose

A molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms

• glucose

• carbon dioxide

The chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells

• cellular respiration

• chemical reaction

A process in which atoms rearrange to form new substances

• chemical reaction

• metabolism

The body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body

• digestive system

• circulatory system

A proposed answer to a question about the natural world

• claim

• evidence

The body system that takes in food and breaks it down

• digestive system

• circulatory system

The ability to make things move or change

• chemical reaction

• energy

Information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim

• evidence

• scientific argument

A molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms

• starch

• glucose