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Unit 2 6th Grade
Metabolism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The body's use of molecules for energy and growth | Metabolism |
| A group of atoms joined together in a particular way | Molecule |
| A molecule that organisms can sue to release energy, and that is made or carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. | Glucose |
| A molecule that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy | Oxygen |
| Molecules that are the building blocks of proteins | Amino Acid |
| K.C. A functioning human body has molecules from ____________ and molecules from __________ in its cells | Food (glucose and amino acids); air (oxygen) |
| K.C. Cells can only use molecules that are _________ enough to enter a cell | Small |
| K.C. The respiratory system brings in _____________ molecules from the air. | Oxygen |
| A set of interacting parts that form a complex whole | System |
| The ability to make things move or change | Energy |
| The chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that release energy into cells | Cellular respiration |
| K.C. The digestive system brings in food and breaks it down into smaller molecules, such as ____________ and _________________, that fit into cells | Glucose, Amino acids |
| The body system that transports molecules to and from all cells in the body. | Circulatory System |
| K.C. The circulatory system transports ____________, ________________, and _______________ molecules to every cell in the body | Glucose, Oxygen, Amino Acid |
| K.C. __________________ can work together to form a larger more ___________ system | Systems, complex |
| The body system that takes inf ood and breaks it down | Digestive System |
| The body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide | Respiratory System |
| K.C. In a functioning human body, ____________________ work together to deliver glucose, oxygen, and amino acid molecules to cells in the body | Body systems |
| A _____________ with the a body system can result in fewer oxygen, glucose, and/or amino acid molecules getting to the body's cells | problem |
| K.C. In order to release _________________, cells need both ________ and __________ molecules | Energy, glucose, oxygen |
| K.C. Inside the cell, the atoms that make up glucose and oxygen can be ________________ to make _______________molecules | Rearranged, different |
| K.C. Cells can ___________ and _______________ themselves by combining amino acid molecules to form larger protein molecules. | Grow, Repair |