2.3 Energy & Waste Flashcards

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1
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The amount of energy measured in food in calories

A

Calorie

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2
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the amount of temperature of 1 kg of water by 1

A

Calorie

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3
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Releases energy from processed food

A

Digestive system

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4
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parts of food used by the body to grow and survive

A

Nutrients

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5
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5 examples of nutrients

A

carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals

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6
Q

the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food

A

digestion

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7
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the 4 steps of digestion

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ingestion, digestion, absorption, and elimination

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8
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when you chew food with your teeth and tongue

A

mechanical digestion

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9
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when you breakdown food into small molecules

A

chemical digestion

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10
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when you put food, such as bread, in yo mouth

A

ingestion

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11
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a mouth enzyme that starts ingestion and helps break down carbohydrates

A

saliva

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12
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a muscular tube that connects from mouth to stomach stomach to mouth

A

espohagus

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13
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food moves through by waves of contractions

A

peristalsis

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14
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a large hollow organ that

A

Stomach

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15
Q

a adult stomach can hold about ________ of food

A

2 Litres

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16
Q

enable stomach to expand and hold large amounts of food

A

Folds

17
Q

The cells in these folds breakdown produce chemicals that breakdown _______

A

Proteins