Nutrition 1

Question 1

nutrition

Answer 1

study of how humans get the nutrients that we need

Question 2

How do we get nutrients?

Answer 2

from the Sun through plants

Question 3

essential nutrients

Answer 3

ones that we need to live but our bodies don’t produce so we have to eat them to get them

Question 4

6 NUTRIENTS

Answer 4

water, vitamins, minerals, protein, fat, carbs

Question 5

macronutrients + 4 functions

Answer 5

fuel, build, repair, and maintain body; carbs, fat, protein

Question 6

calorie

Answer 6

measure of the amount of energy a food provides

Question 7

micronutrients + functions

Answer 7

vitamins, minerals, water; support regulation and control, structural materials

Question 8

water

Answer 8

most important nutrient

Question 9

carbohydrate amount of energy

Answer 9

4 calories per gram

Question 10

glucose

Answer 10

blood sugar, simplest carb

Question 11

simple carbs

Answer 11

sugars that provide the quickest energy, not long lasting

Question 12

3 monosaccharides

Answer 12

galactose (milk), glucose (blood sugar), fructose (fruit sugar)

Question 13

3 disaccharides

Answer 13

maltose (two glucose), lactose (glucose + galactose), and sucrose (glucose + fructose)

Question 14

complex carbs

Answer 14

polysaccharides: glycogen, starch, fibers; slow and sustained energy

Question 15

fiber function

Answer 15

fill you up, cleans digestion system