7.6 C molecules

Question 1

The simplest unit of a chemical compound that can exist, formed when two or more atoms join together chemically.

Answer 1

Molecule

Question 2

Made up of smaller organic molecules that are often strung together to form long molecular chains, such as carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins.

Answer 2

Large Molecule

Question 3

One of the nutrient-providing components of food; found in meat, milk, eggs, poultry, fish, and certain plants, including legumes and nuts.

Answer 3

Proteins

Question 4

The building blocks of the proteins in our bodies and in the food we eat.

Answer 4

Amino Acids

Question 5

One of the nutrient-providing components of food; used as an energy source in the body, and found in butter, oils, nuts, meat, fish, and some dairy products.

Answer 5

Lipids (fat)

Question 6

The building blocks of the fat in our bodies and in the food we eat.

Answer 6

Fatty Acid

Question 7

One of the nutrient-providing components of food, with its most simple form being sugar, and the more complex forms starches ( grains, beans, potatoes, corn) and fiber.

Answer 7

Carbohydrates

Question 8

A simple molecules with stored chemical energy; the product of photosynthesis and the building blocks of the carbohydrates in our bodies and in the food we eat.

Answer 8

Sugar (glucose)

Question 9

Tough, stringy structures in plants that the human body cannot digest or break down, making them pass unchanged through the digestive system.

Answer 9

Fiber

Question 10

Biological chemicals that help speed up complex chemical reactions in your body, completing very specific jobs and doing nothing else.

Answer 10

Enzymes