Molecules
A molecule that organisms get from the air or water around them and use to release energy.
Oxygen
The body's use of molecules for energy and growth.
Metabolism
What is the second step of blood doping?
Freezing and storing the blood for later
Systems can work together to form a larger, more complex _____.
[system]
What do Diego & Gabe eat for breakfast before the big climb?
Oatmeal and Nuts
A type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together.
Starch
The body system that takes in food and breaks it down.
Digestive system
Who is the famous cyclist who was caught blood doping?
Lance Armstrong
A functioning human body has _____ from food and molecules from the air in its cells.
[molecules]
Oxygen and Glucose enter the mitochondria, what molecules leave the mitochondria?
Carbon Dioxide and Water
Molecules that are the building blocks of proteins.
Amino Acids
The body system that transports molecules to and from all cells of the body.
Circulatory system
What is a legal alternative for blood doping?
High-altitude training
A problem with a body system can result in fewer oxygen, glucose, and/or _____ molecules getting to the body's cells.
[amino acid]
What do climbers put on their hands to help them get a better grip on the rock?
Chalk
A category of large molecules that perform important functions inside living things.
Protein
The body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide.
Respiratory System
What is the health risk of blood doping?
It causes thick blood, which means the heart has to work harder and can even cause heart failure.
In a functioning human body, body systems work together to deliver glucose, _____ and amino acid molecules to the cells in the body.
[oxygen]
What do Diego & Gabe eat in their tent at 6:37 after their climb?
Instant Noodles
What do cyclists eat to get a lot of glucose in their body?
Gels
A process in which atoms rearrange to form new substances.
Chemical reaction
What does blood doping do?
It causes the body to have more red blood cells so there will be more oxygen delivered to the cells of the body, which increases the rate of cellular respiration.
Inside the cell, the _____ that make up glucose and oxygen can be rearranged to make different molecules. This chemical reaction is called cellular respiration and releases energy.
[atoms]
What time do Diego and Gabe reach the top?
11:37 AM