Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Matter and Energy in Living Systems ~ Misconception MEM100

Food does not become part of the body. Instead food is used for energy, and the part that is not used for energy is eliminated as waste (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception MEM100 in this project (THSB) and key idea (Animals use carbon-containing molec…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
ME021003	When a student eats a chicken sandwich, some of the proteins from the chicken meat go through chemical reactions to make new proteins that become part of the student’s body.	14%