Metabolism Vocabulary

amino acids

• molecules that are the building blocks of proteins
• the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
• a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
• the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body
• a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms

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carbon dioxide

• a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
• molecules that are the building blocks of proteins
• a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
• the body’s use of molecules for energy and growth
• the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim

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cellular respiration

• the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
• the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body
• a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together
• the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
• a group of atoms joined together in a particular way

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chemical reaction

• a process in which atoms rearrange to form new substances
• a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
• the body’s use of molecules for energy and growth
• molecules that are the building blocks of proteins
• a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together

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circulatory system

• the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body
• the body’s use of molecules for energy and growth
• a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
• the body system that takes in food and breaks it down
• a group of atoms joined together in a particular way

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claim

• a proposed answer to a question about the natural world
• the ability to make things move or change
• a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
• a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
• a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms

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digestive system

• the body system that takes in food and breaks it down
• the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
• the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
• the body system that takes in food and breaks it down
• a group of atoms joined together in a particular way

energy

• the ability to make things move or change
• the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
• the body’s use of molecules for energy and growth
• a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
• the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body

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evidence

• information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim
• a molecule that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy
• the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
• a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
• a category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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glucose

• a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
• the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
• the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
• the body system that takes in food and breaks it down
• a category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2