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Body Systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Circulatory System | The function is to carry molecules to cells through the bloodstream. A special protein called hemoglobin gives red blood cells their ability to pick up oxygen. Hemoglobin also gives red blood cells its color. |
| Respiratory System | The function is to bring oxygen into our body. The oxygen molecules go through the alveoli walls into the blood vessels. |
| Digestive System | The function is to break down food into smaller pieces for easier digestion. A main part is the villi and the nutrients go through the villi into the blood stream. |
| Nervous System | The function is to carry electrical impulses across the nerves. |
| Excretory System | The function is to break down waste and move it out of your body. |
| Musculoskeletal System | The function supports the body and allows it to move. |
| Reproductive System | The function is the combination of two cells called gametes (sex cells) to form a full set of DNA. |
| Metabolism | The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life. |
| Glucose | Starch breaks down and turns into _______________. |
| Oxygen | You breathe in ________________________ from the air. |
| Amino acids | Protein breaks down into ______________________. They are used for growth and repair. |
| Cellular respiration | __________________________ happens in the mitochondria when oxygen and glucose have a chemical reaction. |
| What leaves the mitochondria after a chemical reaction? | Carbon dioxide molecules, water molecules, and energy. |
| What enters the mitochondria? | Oxygen and glucose |
| What is it called when one or more substances transform into a new substance by the rearranging of atoms? | Chemical reaction |