Chapter10

Question 1

The process by which your body takes in and uses food.

Answer 1

Nutrition

Question 2

A unit of heat used to measure the energy your body uses and the energy it receives from food.

Answer 2

Calories

Question 3

Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy.

Answer 3

Nutrients

Question 4

The natural physical drive to eat, prompted by the body’s need for food.

Answer 4

Hunger

Question 5

The psychological desire for food.

Answer 5

Appetite

Question 6

Starches and sugars found in foods which provide your body’s main source of energy.

Answer 6

Carbohydrates

Question 7

A tough, complex, carbohydrate that the body cannot digest.

Answer 7

Fiber

Question 8

Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues.

Answer 8

Proteins

Question 9

A waxy, fatlike substance.

Answer 9

Cholesterol

Question 10

A set of recommendation about smart eating and physical activity for all Americans.

Answer 10

Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Question 11

Food poisoning.

Answer 11

Food borne illness

Question 12

Treating a substance with heat to kill or slow the growth of pathogens.

Answer 12

Pasteurization

Question 13

The spreading of pathogens from one food to another.

Answer 13

Cross contamination

Question 14

A condition in which the body’s immune system reacts to substances in some foods.

Answer 14

Food allergy

Question 15

A negative reaction to food that does not involve the immune system.

Answer 15

Food intolerance