chapter 17

Question 1

nutrition

Answer 1

A living organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and repair of tissues

Question 2

calorie

Answer 2

amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree celsius

Question 3

Calorie

Answer 3

common unit of expression of energy equal to 1000 calories, the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of one kilogram or liter of water by 1 degree celsius

Question 4

kilocalorie

Answer 4

energy equal to 1000 calories, the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of one kilogram or liter of water by 1 degree celsius

Question 5

protein

Answer 5

amino acids linked by peptide bonds

Question 6

carbohydrates

Answer 6

neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen which make up a large portion of animal foods

Question 7

lipid

Answer 7

a group of compounds that includes triglycerides, (fats and oils) phospholipids and sterols