Metabolism

amino acids

• molecules that are the building blocks of proteins
• a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
• the ability to make things move or change
• a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

cellular respiration

• the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
• the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide
• a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
• the body system that takes in food and breaks it down

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

circulatory system

• the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body
• the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide
• the body system that takes in food and breaks it down
• the body’s use of molecules for energy and growth

digestive system

• the body system that takes in food and breaks it down
• the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body
• the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide
• the body’s use of molecules for energy and growth

energy

• the ability to make things move or change
• the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
• the body’s use of molecules for energy and growth
• a claim supported by evidence

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

metabolism

• the body’s use of molecules for energy and growth
• the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
• a claim supported by evidence
• the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

oxygen

• a molecule that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy
• molecules that are the building blocks of proteins
• a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together
• a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

proteins

• a category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things
• the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
• a proposed answer to a question about the natural world
• a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

respiratory system

• the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide
• the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body
• the body system that takes in food and breaks it down
• the body’s use of molecules for energy and growth

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

• metabolism

• diabetes

• cellular respiration

• anemia

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2