food and nutrition Flashcards
fat
refers to a group of nutrients that provides energy to your body.
food
anything humans eat that provides energy to the body
nutrient
a chemical in food that helps keep organisms alive.
indicator
an object that shows the presence of a certain material.
yeast
a single sell in the fungi kingdom
metabolism
the process of breaking down food
carbon dioxide
a colorless, odorless gas in the atmosphere
dorment
a resting state
acid
a chemical with a characteristic sour taste.
chemical reaction
a change that occurs as a result of mixing two or more characters
together.
concentration
the amount of material dissolved in a liquid the more material dissolved in the liquid the more concentration the solution
vitamin c
essential to health naturally in some foods and a placed in others