Molecular Makeup
This is the alliterative name for the building blocks of proteins.
What are amino acids?
If you are prepping for lunch, your body is also prepping, to use this organ system.
What is the digestive system?
Getting taller, moving up a shoe size, and gaining weight are all examples of this.
What is growth?
If you like you exercise, you might take a ride on your bike by the beach. Doing so is an example of this type of energy.
What is mechanical energy?
If a molecule contains this, it can be considered organic.
What is carbon?
These building blocks for carbohydrates are the only macromolecule building blocks that don't have the word "acid" in them.
What are monosaccharides?
Breathe in, breathe out. Most likely doing that was the first time in the past hour that you thought about this organ system.
What is the respiratory system?
This occurs when a new baby is born.
What is reproduction?
This type of energy is stored in the bonds of molecules such as glucose.
What is chemical energy?
Lemon juice has a pH of 2 and can be considered this type of substance.
What is an acid?
Steroids, saturated fats, unsaturated fats. Sounds like this macromolecule is on the menu.
What are lipids?
If you pull your hand away from a hot stove, this organ system is working well in your body, which helps you to detect pain and other body signals.
What is the nervous system?
Sweat, poop, and pee are all examples of this body process.
What is excretion?
If you choose to microwave your frozen burrito, you have decided to use this type of energy to make your dinner.
What is radiant energy?
Laundry detergent can have a pH of around 11. If so, it can be categorized as this type of substance.
What is a base?
Nucleotides, which consist of a sugar, nitrogen base, and phosphate group, make up these macromolecules.
What are nucleic acids?
Also known as the immune system, this organ system cleans the blood and houses the white blood cells that help you immunity.
What is the lymphatic system?
You go outside in the freezing cold weather and start shivering. Your body is practicing this.
What is responsiveness?
What is electrical energy?
This is defined as anything that has mass and takes up space.
What is matter?
DNA has thymine. In RNA the T is swapped for a U which stands for this nitrogenous base.
What is uracil?
Hormones such as melatonin are produced by this organ system, which helps to regulate different body processes.
What is the endocrine system?
The sum of all the reactions in the body are known as this.
What is metabolism?
What is potential chemical energy?
This is a special name for a protein catalyst that lowers the activation energy of a chemical reaction.
What is an enzyme?