Metabolism Quiz Review

True or False? A person can exercise as long as they eat food.

• True

• False

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Starch breaks down into

• oxygen

• glucose

• amino acids

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Cam has normal levels of amino acids, normal levels of oxygen molecules, and low levels of glucose molecules. Will he be able to play football after school?

• Yes - his cells need to combine amino acids to release energy

• No - his cells need glucose to react with oxygen to release energy

• No - his cells need to combine glucose into starch to release energy

• Yes - his cells need oxygen to release energy

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Which system brings oxygen into the body?

• respiratory

• circulatory

• digestive

Jasmine has been chewing and swallowing her food, but her digestive system is not working properly. Why is this a problem?

• Her respiratory system will have to work twice as hard to break down molecules from food

• her cells will not work well because the molecules from food will be too small for her cells to use

• her cells will not work well because molecules from her food are not being broken down to get to her cells

• her body will run out of energy because molecules from the air are not being combined into larger molecules for the cells

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Cells need all of the following molecules EXCEPT

• oxygen

• glucose

• amino acids

• sleep

Anya is going on a submarine vacation. How will she know if she is staying healthy while under water?

• her cells are getting several different types of food molecules

• she is getting sleep

• her lung cells have molecules from air, and her stomach cells have molecules from food

• her cells are getting molecules they need from food and air

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What body system can break down starch?

• digestive

• circulatory

• respiratory

Mariana has been eating healthy food, but her digestive system is not doing what is normally does. Can she still exercise normally?

• no - molecules from food are not getting broken down

• no - her digestive system is not breaking down oxygen

• no - molecules from food are not combining together

• yes - as long as she can breathe she can exercise

What molecule should never be in the digestive system?

• fiber

• oxygen

• glucose

• starch