Metabolism- Unit Vocabulary
Across
- 2. the ability to make things move or change
- 5. body system that takes in food and breaks it down
- 6. molecules that are the building blocks of proteins
- 8. a molecule that is used to release energy
- 9. chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
- 11. the body’s use of molecules for energy and growth
- 12. type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together
Down
- 1. a molecule that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy
- 3. body system that transports molecules to and from all cells
- 4. large molecules that build, maintain, and replace the tissues in your body
- 7. a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
- 10. body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide