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Science: Chapter 1-4
How do organisms use energy?
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6th Grade
07/08/2008

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Term
What is a chemical substance that is needed to carry out life processes?
Definition
nutrient
Term

What is the process of

taking IN food?

Definition
ingestion
Term

What is the process of

BREAKING DOWN food

so that it can be used by living things?

Definition
digestion
Term
What is the process by which a cell RELEASES ENERGY from food molecules?
Definition
cellular respiration
Term
What term means something produced in addition to the main product?
Definition
byproduct
Term

What is the process

of getting rid of wastes?

Definition
excretion
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What is the process of MOVING nutrients and wastes in a living thing?
Definition
transport
Term

What are the products and byproducts of cellular respiration?

Definition

products: energy

 

byproducts: carbon dioxide and water

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