Honors Lesson 20

Question 1

The three types of food energye are ___, ___, and ___.

Answer 1

sugars, starches, and cellulose

Question 2

Another name for simple sugars

Answer 2

monosaccharides

Question 3

Sucrose and maltose are examples of ___ (more than 1 sugar)

Answer 3

dissaccharides

Question 4

___ is a ___ carboyhdrate composed of many glucose molecules and is used in plants for storage.

Answer 4

starch; complex

Question 5

___ is a large carbohydrate that is found in plant cells.

Answer 5

cellulose

Question 6

Starch and cellulose are examples of ___ (many sugars)

Answer 6

polysaccharides

Question 7

___ and ___ provide short-term energy.

Answer 7

Monossaccharides, disaccharides

Question 8

___ provide long-term energy.

Answer 8

polysaccharides

Question 9

What is an enzyme?

Answer 9

It is a special molecule that breaks starches apart into their individual simple sugars.

Question 10

Since cellulose can’t be digested by humans, it functions as ___, which helps move other food through the digestive process.

Answer 10

fiber

Question 11

Why are vegetables important to a healthy diet?

Answer 11

They contain vitamins and minerals that are essential to human development and health.