Metabolism and Nutrition

How do we get proteins and starch into our bodies?

• by drinking lots of water

• by eating certain foods

• by breathing in air

• by releasing energy

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

• cellular respiration

• blood doping

• scientific argument

• system

What is starch?

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

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

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

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

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In a functioning human body, body systems work together to deliver what 3 molecules to the cells in the body?

• oxygen

• glucose

• amino acids

• starch

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In order to release energy, cells need what 2 molecules?

• oxygen

• glucose

• starch

• protein

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What are the 3 outputs of cellular respiration?

• water

• energy

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

In order for cells to grow and repair themselves, what needs to happen?

• cellular respiration

• blood doping

• training at a higher altitude

• changing your pre-race meal

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What are proteins?

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

• the body system that takes in food and breaks it down

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

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

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Cells can grow and repair themselves by combining __________ molecules to form larger protein molecules.

• amino acid

• glucose

• oxygen

• starch

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Which of the following processes is primarily responsible for breaking down food into energy in the human body?

• Photosynthesis

• Metabolism

• Fermentation

• Osmosis

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