Health and Lifestyle

Question 1

Addiction

Answer 1

A need to keep taking a drug in order to feel normal.

Question 2

Alcoholic

Answer 2

A person who is addicted to alcohol.

Question 3

Anus

Answer 3

Muscular ring through which faeces pass out of the body.

Question 4

Balanced diet

Answer 4

Eating food containing the right nutrients in the correct amounts.

Question 5

Bile

Answer 5

Substance that breaks fat into small droplets.

Question 6

Carbohydrase

Answer 6

Enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates into sugar molecules.

Question 7

Carbohydrate

Answer 7

Nutrient that provides energy.

Question 8

Catalyst

Answer 8

Substance that speeds up a reaction without being used up.

Question 9

Deficiency

Answer 9

A lack of minerals, that cause poor growth

Question 10

Depressant

Answer 10

A drug that slows down the body’s reactions by slowing down the nervous system.

Question 11

Digestion

Answer 11

Process where large molecules are broken down into small molecules.

Question 12

Digestive system

Answer 12

Group of organs that work together to break down food.

Question 13

Drug

Answer 13

Chemical substance that affects the way your body works.

Question 14

Enzyme

Answer 14

Special protein that can break large molecules into small molecules.

Question 15

Ethanol

Answer 15

The drug found in alcoholic drinks.

Question 16

Fibre

Answer 16

Provides bulk to food to keep it moving through the digestive system.

Question 17

Food test

Answer 17

Chemical test to detect the presence of particular nutrients in a food.

Question 18

Gullet

Answer 18

Tube that food travels down into the stomach.

Question 19

Hypothesis

Answer 19

An idea that is a way of explaining scientists’ observations.

Question 20

Large intestine

Answer 20

Organ where water passes back into the body, leaving a solid waste of undigested food called faeces.

Question 21

Lipase

Answer 21

Enzyme that breaks down lipids into fatty acids and glycerol.

Question 22

Lipids

Answer 22

Nutrients that provide a store of energy and insulate the body.

Question 23

Malnourishment

Answer 23

Eating the wrong amount or the wrong types of food.

Question 24

Medicinal drug

Answer 24

Drug that has a medical benefit to your health.

Question 25

Mineral

Answer 25

Essential nutrient needed in small amounts to keep you healthy.

Question 26

Nutrient

Answer 26

Essential substance that your body needs to survive, provided by food.

Question 27

Obese

Answer 27

Extremely overweight.

Question 28

Passive smoking

Answer 28

Breathing in other people’s smoke.

Question 29

Protease

Answer 29

Enzyme that breaks down proteins into amino acids.

Question 30

Protein

Answer 30

Nutrient used for growth and repair.

Question 31

Recreational drug

Answer 31

Drug that is taken for enjoyment.

Question 32

Rectum

Answer 32

Feces are stored here, before being passed out of the body.

Question 33

Small intestine

Answer 33

Organ where small digested molecules are absorbed into the bloodstream.

Question 34

Starvation

Answer 34

Extreme case of not eating enough food.

Question 35

Stimulant

Answer 35

A drug that speeds up the body’s reactions by speeding up the nervous system.

Question 36

Stomach

Answer 36

Organ where food is churned with digestive juices and acids.

Question 37

Stomach

Answer 37

Organ where food is churned with digestive juices and acids.

Question 38

Unit of alcohol

Answer 38

10 ml of pure alcohol.

Question 39

Villi

Answer 39

Tiny projections in the small intestine wall that increase the area of absorption.

Question 40

Vitamin

Answer 40

Essential nutrients needed in small amounts to keep you healthy.

Question 41

Withdrawal symptom

Answer 41

Unpleasant symptom a person with a drug addiction suffers from when they stop taking the drug.