Metabolism Vocabulary

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

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