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Healthy Eating Unit Test Flashcards

1
Q

Is it better to eat what type of carbohydrate?

A

complex

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2
Q

What is a carbohydrate that is partially indigestible?

A

fiber

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3
Q

Proteins are the _____ nutrient.

A

Grow

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4
Q

What vitamin is made from sunlight?

A

D

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5
Q

About how many Calories does a 15 year old need?

A

2000

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6
Q

You would find what vitamin in Sweet potatoes?

A

A

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7
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Where do we get our energy from?

A

The only energy we get is from the food we eat.

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8
Q

List the three functions of the digestive systems?

A
  1. getting rid of waste
  2. digesting food
  3. intaking nutrients
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9
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What is meant by the phrase you are what you eat?

A

What we eat can affect how we do things, look, speak, and feel. Actually, eating affects almost every aspect of our life!

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10
Q

What are the three basic food nutrients?

A

carbohydrates, proteins, fats

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11
Q

food necessary for an organism to provide its cells with the nutrients necessary to sustain life

A

Nutrition

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12
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the amount of food in a single serving

A

serving size

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13
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a unit of energy

A

calorie

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14
Q

percentage of a certain nutrient in a serving size portion of the food

A

Daily value

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15
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energy-carrying molecule that cells use to power their metabolic processes

A

ATP

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16
Q

Condition in which plaque builds up inside arteries

A

atherosclerosis

17
Q

Simple and complex organic compounds such as sugars that give your body energy.

A

carbohydrate

18
Q

A steroid alcohol that is present in animal cells and body fluids, regulates membrane fluidity, and functions as a precursor molecule in various metabolic pathways.

A

cholesterol

19
Q

A carbohydrate composed of two monosaccharides.

A

disaccharide

20
Q

Amino acids that are not made by the body and must be obtained through the diet.

A

essential amino acids

21
Q

A natural oily or greasy substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs.

A

fat

22
Q

A dietary material containing substances which are resistant to the action of digestive enzymes.

A

fiber

23
Q

Unit of DNA on a chromosome that is encoded with the instructions for a single protein (polypeptide).

A

gene

24
Q

The process of maintaining a stable environment inside a cell or an entire organism.

A

homeostasis

25
Q

Organic compound that does not interact with water, such as fat or oil.

A

lipid

26
Q

Nutrient such as carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, or water that is needed by the body in relatively large amounts.

A

macronutrient

27
Q

Chemical element, such as calcium or potassium, that is needed in relatively small amounts for proper body functioning.

A

mineral

28
Q

Simple sugar, such as glucose, that is a building block of polysaccharides (carbohydrates).

A

monosaccharide

29
Q

Visual dietary guideline that shows the relative amounts of foods in different food groups that should be eaten each day.

A

MyPlate

30
Q

Chain of monosaccharides that makes up a complex carbohydrate, such as starch.

A

polysaccharide

31
Q

Organic compounds made of amino acids.

A

protein

32
Q

Molecule in lipids in which carbon atoms are bonded to as many hydrogen atoms as possible.

A

saturated fatty acid

33
Q

A type of lipid; examples include cholesterol and the sex hormones.

A

steroid

34
Q

The biological them describing the relationship between biological molecules and their resulting function.

A

structure-function relationship

35
Q

The main form of stored energy in animals; commonly called fat; composed of a glycerol unit and three fatty acid chains.

A

triglyceride

36
Q

Molecule in lipids in which some carbon atoms are bonded to other groups of atoms rather than to hydrogen atoms.

A

unsaturated fatty acid

37
Q

Organic compounds needed in small amounts for proper body functioning.

A

vitamins

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