Nutrition and Metabolism

Question 1

5. Which of these foods would be the most mineral rich

Answer 1

Milk

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Question 2

8. During which state does anabolism exceed catabolism ?

Answer 2

Absorptive

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Question 3

15. Summarize the 3 stages of processing food for energy

Answer 3

In the G.I. tract, food is digested and then absorbed to be transported by blood to tissue.
In the tissue cells, nutrients can be built into other macromolecules or further process to be used for energy by starting cellular respiration with glycolysis.

In the mitochondria pyruvate from glycolysis are further process and the citric acid cycle and etc to release ATP for the cell energy

Notes U8C2 pg 20

Question 4

16. List various roles the liver plays in nutrition and metabolism

Answer 4

• processing /filtering the majority of our nutrients
• regulating plasma cholesterol levels
• making lipoproteins for transporting lipids in the blood and regulating entry/exit from specific target cells

Notes U8C2 Pg 21

Question 5

18b. Answer the following questions about what happens after food gets digested and nutrients get absorbed
B. Two things hinges can happen to these nutrients, depending on the body’s present needs. What are they ?

Answer 5

Can be built into other molecules that are need or used for energy

Notes U8C2 pg 20