Nutrition terms

Question 1

Nutrition

Answer 1

The process by which a living organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and repair of tissues.

Question 2

calorie (lower case c)

Answer 2

The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius.

Question 3

Calorie (upper case C)

Answer 3

The common unit of expression of energy equal to 1000 calories; the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of one kilogram or liter of water by one degree Celsius.

Question 4

Kilocalorie

Answer 4

The scientific unit of expression of energy equal to 1000 calories; the amount of heat energy required
to raise the temperature of one kilogram or liter of water by one degree Celsius.

Question 5

Protein

Answer 5

—Amino acids linked by peptide bonds.

Question 6

Carbohydrates

Answer 6

Neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (such as sugars, starches, and celluloses),
which make up a large portion of animal foods.

Question 7

Lipid

Answer 7

—A group of compounds that includes triglycerides (fats and oils), phospholipids, and sterols.

Question 8

Dietary Supplement

Answer 8

a substance that completes or makes an addition to daily dietary intake.