Metabolism Flashcard #2

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What is a proposed answer to a question about the natural world?

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Claim

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What is oxygen?

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A molecule that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy.

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What is a molecule made of one atom of carbon and 2 atoms of oxygen?

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Carbon dioxide.

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What are amino acids?

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Molecules that are the building blocks of proteins.

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What is energy?

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The ability to make things move or change.

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What is the process by which organisms convert food into energy?

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Metabolism.

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What are the two main types of metabolism?

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Catabolism and Anabolism.

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What is catabolism?

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The process of breaking down molecules to release energy.

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What is anabolism?

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The process of building up molecules, using energy.

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What is the role of enzymes in metabolism?

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Enzymes speed up chemical reactions in the body.