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| Circulatory System | Carries oxygen, glucose, and amino acids throughout or to the cells |
| Hemoglobin | a protein that carries the oxygen and is in the red blood cells |
| Respiratory System | carries oxygen to the cell |
| Alveoli | where oxygen moves from the lungs to the blood |
| Digestive System | Digestion is the process of breaking down larger molecules into smaller molecules |
| Villi | tiny finger-like parts that help absorb molecules |
| Nervous System | Carries electrical impulses across the nerve cells |
| Excretory System | Breaks down waste and moves the waste out of the body |
| Musculoskeletal System | Supports your body and enables your body to move |
| Reproductive System | When two gametes (sex cells) come together to form a full set of DNA |
| We eat _________________ and break it down into glucose. | starch |
| The ability to make things move or change is called _________________. | energy |
| The system that takes in food and breaks it down is called the ______________ system. | digestive system |
| We eat proteins and break them down to ________________. | amino acids |
| The system that transports molecules to our cells is called the __________ system. | circulatory system |
| Cellular respiration occurs in the _________. | mitochondria |
| What two molecules do we take in for cellular respiration? | glucose and oxygen |
| The system that takes in oxygen is called the ____________ system. | respiratory system |
| The chemical reaction that produces energy is called ________________. | Cellular Respiration |
| metabolism | the body's use of molecules for energy and growth |