Metabolism

metabolism

• the body’s use of molecules for energy and growth

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

• a claim supported by evidence

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Which of these molecules is NOT needed by our cells to make energy?

• Amino Acids

• Glucose

• Oxygen

• lava

Why would it be a problem for your cells to make energy if your digestive system isn't working properly?

• Cells need to breathe

• The molecules will not be broken down small enough to enter cells

• The amino acids would get lost

• There would be oxygen loss

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Protein molecules break down into _____

• Glucose

• Oxygen

• Water

• Amino Acids

The combination of chemical reactions through

which an organism builds up or breaks down

materials as it carries out its life processes is called ...

• absorption

• metabolism

• digestion

• consumption

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One large Calorie is equal to ____ small calories

• 1,000,000

• 1,000

• 100

• 10,000

Rosa eats a meal bowl of spaghetti for dinner. Noodles are made of starch and the beef contains protein. What molecules is her body's cells getting from this meal and the air she breathes?

• Protein, Starch, Air

• Nucleic Acid, Water

• Amino Acid, Glucose, Oxygen

• Carbohydrate, oxygen

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Even if your oxygen and amino acids are at normal levels, what else do your cells need to make energy?

• starch molecules

• atoms

• protein molecules

• glucose molecules

An athlete thinks that she can exercise as long as she eats just different types of food because her body just needs different types of food molecules to work properly. Is the athlete correct?

• Yes, her cells only work when they have molecules from different types of food.

• No, her muscles do not need molecules from food because all cells make all the molecules they need.

• No, all cells need molecules from food and molecules from air to work properly.

• No, only her stomach cells need food molecules to work properly.

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What goes into the mitochondria to make energy (PICK 2)?

• Amino acids

• Oxygen

• Water

• Glucose