7.4 Matter Cycling & Photosynthesis

Nutrients in food that the body uses to build cell membranes, nerve tissue (including the brain), and hormones. The body also uses this as fuel.

• fat

• carbohydrates

• proteins

• food molecules

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

A molecule made up of amino acids.

• fat

• carbohydrates

• proteins

• food molecules

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Food consisting of or containing a lot of sugars, starch, cellulose, or similar substances that can be broken down to release energy in the human body, and make up one of the main nutritional food groups.

• fat

• carbohydrates

• proteins

• food molecules

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

a group of atoms bonded together that represent the smallest unit of a chemical compound

• fat

• carbohydrates

• proteins

• food molecules

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• matter

• synthetic

• protein

• energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A pore found in the epidermis of leaves, stems, and other organs, that controls the rate of gas exchange between the internal air spaces of the leaf and the atmosphere.

• stomata

• hydroponics

• energy

• relative humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The growth of plants without nutrients from soil

• hydroponics

• cellular respiration

• energy

• mitochondria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

the amount of water vapor in the air

• relative humidity

• chloroplasts

• photosynthesis

• cellular respiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars).

• cellular respiration

• photosynthesis

• mitochondria

• transpiration

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

the evaporation of water from a plant's leaves, stem, or flowers.

• transpiration

• cellular respiration

• relative humidity

• stomata