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Chapter 2
Supplying Nutrients for Energy |
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Question:
If the body needs energy to carry out all activities where does that energy come from? |
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| Connecting to the National Standards for Science:
Important levels of organization for structure and function include cells, organs, tissues, organ systems, whole organisms, and ecosystems.
The human organism has systems for digestion, respiration, reproduction, circulation, excretion, movement, control, and coordination, and for prevention from disease. These systems interact with one another.
Disease is a breakdown in structures or functions of an organism. Some diseases are the result of intrinsic failures of the system. Others are the result of damage by infection by other organisms. |
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| Critical Pathway for Supplying Nutrients for Energy with Essential Activities and Concepts |
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