Metabolism Vocab

1. a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
6. a molecule that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy
7. molecules that are the building blocks of proteins
10. system where the body system that takes in food and breaks it down
11. the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
14. a category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things
15. a process in which atoms rearrange to form new substances

2. a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
3. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
4. a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
5. system where the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide
8. the body’s use of molecules for energy and growth
9. system where the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body
12. a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together
13. the ability to make things move or change