Metabolism Vocabulary

molecules that are the building blocks of life

• amino acids

• carbon dioxide

• claim

• glucose

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms

• carbon dioxide

• energy

• glucose

• proteins

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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

• evidence

• glucose

• cellular respiration

• system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

a process in which atoms rearrange to form new substances

• glucose

• energy

• chemical reaction

• system

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

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

• digestive system

• respiratory system

• circulatory system

• lymphatic system

a proposed answer to a question about the natural world

• evidence

• claim

• question

• rule

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

the body system that takes in food and breaks it down

• respiratory system

• digestive system

• circulatory system

• nervous system

the ability to make things move or change

• energy

• glucose

• metabolism

• claim

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim...

• claim

• amino acid

• molcule

• evidence

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• oxygen

• glucose

• amino acid

• protein

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3