Energy for Life
This part of the cell acts as the "converter" to create energy for the human body in cellular respiration.
What is the mitochondria?
Fats, proteins, and carbohydrates
This process or "loop" helps maintain homeostasis in the body
What is a negative feedback loop?
The process where glucose is broken down to make energy for the body
What is cellular respiration?
This macronutrient comes in two forms: Saturated and Unsaturated
What are fats?
If the body is high in blood sugar, the brain signals the liver to release this hormone.
What is insulin?
In cellular respiration, Glucose and oxygen react to produce these three products.
What are Co2, H20, and energy
This macronutrient helps build, repair, and maintain body tissue.
What are proteins?
We learned about 6 processes in the human body that are regulated by homeostasis. What are 4 of them?
1. Blood sugar.
2. Temperature.
3. Iron levels
4. pH balance.
5. Blood pressure.
6. Water/toxin levels
This important compound, found in both cellular respiration and photosynthesis, is represented by the compound C6H12O6
What is glucose?
This macronutrient is most easily broken down by the body and provides most of a persons daily energy intake
What are carbohydrates?
Body temperature is regulated by this part of the brain.
What is the hypothalamus?
In photosynthesis, CO2 and H20 combine with light energy to produce these two products.
What are glucose and oxygen?
Dietitians recommend that this macronutrient makes up less than 30% of our daily caloric intake.
What are fats?
This term refers to how fast a human body uses the energy it has available.
What is metabolism?