Metabolism

4. the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
5. the ability to make thing move or change
6. - a type of molecule that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy
8. the body system that takes in food and breaks it down
10. - a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
12. molecules that are the building blocks of proteins
14. the body system that transfers molecules to and from all cells of the body
16. a proposed answer to a question about the natural world

1. - a category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things
2. a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms, we exhale this when we breathe out
3. - a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
7. - the body's use of molecules for energy and growth
9. - the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide
11. - a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together
13. a molecule that organisms can use to release energy; the molecule that starch breaks down into
15. a process in which atoms rearrange to form new substances