Food groups

Question 1

What is food needed for?

Answer 1

1. For growth and repair (grow new cells, repair tissues)
2. For energy (e.g. moving, muscle contraction)
3. To stay healthy (maintain processes of the body e.g immune system)

Question 2

Name the 7 food groups

Answer 2

1 carbohydrates 
2 proteins 
3 fats 
4 vitamins 
5 minerals 
6 fibre 
7 water

Question 3

Carbohydrates

Answer 3

These contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
They are mainly used as a source of energy that is released by respiration. (MRS C GREN respiration releases energy from food.)
There are two types; simple and complex.

Question 4

Complex carbohydrates are..

Answer 4

Polymers built up from simple sugars

Question 5

Monosaccharide

Answer 5

Units: 1

E.g glucose

Question 6

Disaccharide

Answer 6

Units: 2

E.g Sucrose

Question 7

Polysaccharide

Answer 7

Units: Many

E.g starch