Human Body Systems and Metabolism Vocabulary

a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole

• starch

• system

• scientific argument

• respiratory system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

molecules that are the building blocks of proteins

• amino acids

• carbon dioxide

• cellular respiration

• chemical reaction

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms

• amino acids

• carbon dioxide

• cellular respiration

• chemical reaction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together

• system

• scientific argument

• starch

• respiratory system

the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells

• cellular respiration

• amino acids

• carbon dioxide

• chemical reactions

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

a process in which atoms rearrange to form new substances

• cellular respiration

• chemical reaction

• circulatory system

• claim

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

the body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body

• circulatory system

• claim

• chemical reaction

• cellular respiration

the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide

• respiratory system

• circulatory system

• digestive system

• lymphatic system

a category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things

• oxygen

• proteins

• molecule

• metabolism

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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

• oxygen

• proteins

• molecules

• cells

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6