Body Systems
a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
What is a system?
Molecules that are the building blocks of proteins.
What is AMINO ACIDS?
A proposed answer to a question about the natural world.
What is a CLAIM?
a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
What is carbon dioxide?
The body system that takes in food and breaks it down.
What is the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM?
What is OXYGEN?
Information about the natural world that is used to support or go against a claim.
the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
What is cellular respiration?
The body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide.
What is the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM?
a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
What is GLUCOSE?
the ability to make things move or change
What is energy?
The body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body.
a category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things.
What are Proteins?
a process in which atoms rearrange to form new substances
What is a Chemical Reaction?
a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
What is a molecule?
a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together
What is starch?
a claim supported by evidence
What is a scientific argument?
the body's use of molecules for energy and growth
What is metabolism?