Metabolism Vocabulary
Across
- 2. molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen molecules
- 3. system/The body system that takes in food and breaks it down
- 4. type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together
- 8. group of atoms joined together in a particular way
- 9. ability to make things move or change
- 10. reaction/A process in which atoms rearrange to form new substances
- 12. respiration/The chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
- 15. category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things
- 17. system/The body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide
- 18. proposed answer to a question about the natural world
- 19. molecules that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy
Down
- 1. argument/A claim supported by evidence
- 5. parts that make up a molecule
- 6. process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
- 7. system/The body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body
- 11. body's use of molecules for energy and growth
- 12. dioxide/A molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
- 13. acids/Molecules that are the building blocks of proteins
- 14. set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
- 16. about the natural world that is used to support or go against a claim