Metabolism Quiz 1

molecules that are the building blocks of proteins

• amino acids

• carbon dioxide

• cellular respiration

• chemical reaction

a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together

• system

• scientific argument

• starch

• respiratory system

the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide

• respiratory system

• circulatory system

• digestive system

• lymphatic system

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

• circulatory system

• claim

• chemical reaction

• cellular respiration

a category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things

• oxygen

• proteins

• molecule

• metabolism

a molecule that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy

• oxygen

• proteins

• molecules

• cells

a group of atoms joined together in a particular way

• molecule

• glucose

• metabolism

• protein

the body system that takes in food and breaks it down

• circulatory system

• digestive system

• lymphatic system

• respiratory system

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

• metabolism

• molecule

• glucose

• carbon dioxide

the body's use of molecules for energy and growth

• metabolism

• glucose

• molecule

• evidence