Food Molecules
What is a molecule that our body needs that we don't get from food?
Oxygen
What part of the respiratory system has branch-like tubes in it?
Lungs
What molecule is affected by asthma and anemia?
Oxygen
What is the only medical condition we learned about that affects amino acids?
Pancreas injury
Possible answers: bread, rice, pasta, fruits, peas, corn...
Which body system is connected to all of the cells in the body?
Circulatory system
People with anemia don't have enough _____________s in their circulatory system. To help replace them, they can eat foods that are high in ________.
People with anemia don't have enough red blood cells in their circulatory system. To help replace them, they can eat foods that are high in iron.
Name 3 things that would be harder to do if you did not eat enough starch/glucose.
Possible answers: run, jump, think, dance, play sports, etc. (Anything that requires energy)
Why is it important to eat protein? (What does our body use it for?)
Example: Our bodies need protein so that...Our bodies need protein so that we can build and rebuild muscles, cells, and tissue.
List at least 5 parts of the body, in order, that glucose would pass through on its way through the body.
Mouth, stomach, small intestine, villi, blood vessels, cell membrane, cell.
What problem can a pancreas injury cause in the digestive system?
The pancreas can't make enzymes anymore, which are in charge of digesting food, so the digestive system cannot do its job anymore.
What are 3 molecules that need to enter the cells in the body to stay healthy?
oxygen, glucose, and amino acids
Name 2 "larger" food molecules, and the 2 "smaller" molecules that they are each made of.
Example: _________ is a larger molecule made of smaller __________ molecules.
_________ is a larger molecule made of smaller __________ molecules.
Starch is a larger molecule made of smaller glucose molecules.
Protein is a larger molecule made of smaller amino acid molecules.
Why is the digestive system important for the cells in the body?
The digestive system breaks large food molecules into smaller ones that are small enough to travel through the body and into the cells.
Why does diabetes cause people's cells to not get enough glucose?
They can't make insulin, which is in charge of letting glucose into the cells.
Name 2 of the 3 transfer points we learned about, and where it is in the body
Example: _________ are in the ____________, and __________ are in the _____________.
villi are in the small intestine, alveoli are in the lungs, cell membranes are part of the cells in the body