Metabolism Fact or Opinion

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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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

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glucose

• a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
• molecules that are the building blocks of proteins
• a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
• a category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things

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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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