Nutrition

Question 1

Carbohydrates

Answer 1

• can be simple sugars (glucose)
  or chains of sugar (starch)
• needed for energy
  -broken down by carbohydrase/amylase

Question 2

Fats/lipids

Answer 2

• made of one glycerol molecule and 3 fatty acid chains
• broken down by lipase in intestines
• needed for energy/insulation

Question 3

Protein

Answer 3

• made of chains of amino acids
• needed for growth and repair
• broken down by protease in the stomach (acidic)