Metabolism Quiz

The body's use of molecules for energy and growth is ____________.

• sleeping

• metabolism

• activity

• resting

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

• Glucose

• Starch

• Protein

• Amino acid

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What system brings in oxygen molecules from the air? These oxygen molecules are already small enough to fit into cells.

• circulatory

• digestive

• respiratory

• muscular

What system brings in food and breaks it down into smaller molecules, such as glucose and amino acids?

• respiratory

• digestive

• muscular

• circulatory

The __________ system transports glucose, oxygen, and amino acid molecules to every cell in the body.

• respiratory

• muscular

• circulatory

• digestive

A functioning human body has molecules from food (glucose/amino acids) and molecules from air (__________) in its cells.

• oxygen

• starch

• carbon dioxide

• protein

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Cells can only use molecules that are ________ enough to enter a cell.

• specific

• small

• big

• empty

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Systems can work together to form a larger more complex ________.

• body

• cell

• system

• indvidual

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_____________ are molecules that are the building blocks of proteins.

• Starch

• Glucose

• Amino acids

• Carbohydrates

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If a person is breathing normally, which of the following could prevent him from using his body to exercise normally?

• not getting enough sunlight, because cells need sunlight to function

• not getting enough sleep, because the body only makes energy while asleep

• not eating enough food, because cells need food and air molecules

• nothing

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