Key Terms

Question 1

What is the food a nutrient is found in?

Answer 1

Source

Question 2

What is the job a nutrient has in the body?

Answer 2

Function

Question 3

What is the food we eat on a day-to-day basis

Answer 3

Diet

Question 4

What is a substance, found in food that has a specific function in the body?

Answer 4

Nutrient

Question 5

What is not getting enough of a nutrient?

Answer 5

Deficiency

Question 6

What is getting too much of a nutrient?

Answer 6

Excess

Question 7

What is anything we eat or drink?

Answer 7

Food

Question 8

What is the study of food and its effects on the body?

Answer 8

Nutrition

Question 9

What are the names of the five main nutrients/groups of nutrients?

Answer 9

1. Carbohydrates.
2. Protein
3. Minerals e.g iron.
4. Vitamins e.g C
5. Fat

Question 10

What is food poisoning?

Answer 10

Food poisoning is an illness that can occur after eating contaminated food.

Question 11

What is contamination?

Answer 11

This occurs when something gets into food that shouldn’t be there.

Question 12

What is bacteria?

Answer 12

Bacteria is a microscopic organism which might cause illness e.g. food poisoning

Question 13

What is food hygiene?

Answer 13

Ensuring that food is safe to eat and has been protected from contamination