biology- human nutrition

Question 0

How much energy require varies by

Answer 0

Pregnancy
Age
Level of activity

Question 1

What is carbohydrates used in the body?

Answer 1

Respiration

Question 2

What are protein made of?

Answer 2

Amino acid

Question 3

What is protein used for in the body?

Answer 3

Growth and repair

Question 4

What is lipid made of?

Answer 4

Glycerol and 3 fatty acid

Question 5

What is lipid used as ?

Answer 5

Protection
Insulation
Store of energy

Question 6

Function, disease, and where

Calcium

Answer 6

For teeth and bones
Rickets
Milk and cheese

Question 7

Function, disease and where

Iron

Answer 7

Make haemoglobin in red blood cell
Red meat
Anaemia

Question 8

What are calcium and iron?

Answer 8

Minerals

Question 9

Vitamin A

Answer 9

For eyes
Night blindness
Carrots

Question 10

Vitamin C

Answer 10

Sticks cells together
Helps immune system
Scurry
Limes

Question 11

Vitamin D

Answer 11

To absorb calcium
Rickets
Fish

Question 12

Why is water important in the body

Answer 12

Water is an essential solvent for chemical reactions in the body

Question 13

How does water helps with temperature regulation in the body

Answer 13

When sweat evaporate it helps to lower the body temperature

Question 14

What kind of food is dietary fibre and what it does

Answer 14

It is plant materials that cannot be digested by the body
Cellulose
It assists the movement of peristalsis through the intestines

Question 15

Food is moved down and through the intestines by

Answer 15

Peristalsis