energy metabolism

"Going to school and learning takes energy. Playing a sport or an instrument requires energy, too. Talking with friends, brushing your teeth, putting on your pajamas, all take energy! But what is energy? And how do we use it?"--Back cover.

Examines the history of cellular evolution, arguing that the evolution of multicellular life--such as fungi, plants, animals, and humans--was contingent on the first successful prokaryotic endosymbiosis, or a bacterium living within another bacterium.

Shantelle learns about healthy eating, exercise, and beauty as she tries to become a model. Includes tips from Slim Goodbody.

Contains a collection of essays that examine research in metabolic process and energy transfers, including information on the evolution of metabolic pathways, metabolic disorders, ecosystems, and global warming.

Examines a variety of common foods, the nutrients they contain, and what happens to them in the body during digestion. Includes a few recipes such as--avocado dip, homemade pasta, crunchy muesli, cheese and tomato pizza and others.

An interactive approach introducing the concept of energy as found in food, sun, wind, water, and other sources and as used for nutrition, warmth, and motion.

"Discusses the different ways the body produces energy"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses how the human body acquires and uses energy based on the types of food consumed.