Nutritional Terms

Question 1

Nutrition

Answer 1

Branch of science that deals with food.

Question 2

Nutrients

Answer 2

Chemical compound that regulate (control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly) body process.

Question 3

Macronutrients

Answer 3

Nutrients required in large amounts.
Measurement is “grams.”
Examples: Protein, fat and carbohydrates.

Question 4

Micronutrients

Answer 4

Nutrients required in small amounts.
Measurement is “mg” or a upside-down h with a g.
Examples: Vitaminsand minerals.

Question 5

Elements

Answer 5

What nutrients are made up of.
Example: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen.

Question 6

Elemental Composition

Answer 6

Nutrients are formed from molecules that are made of elements.
Example: Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen.

Question 7

Organic Nutrients

Answer 7

All nutrients that contain carbon.
Example: Protein, fat and carbs.

Question 8

Inorganic Nutrients

Answer 8

Containing water and nutrients.

Question 9

Metabolism

Answer 9

Metabolism is the process through which the body converts food we eat into energy.

Question 10

Enzymes

Answer 10

Enzymes are protein catalysts that speed up chemical reactions without being used up.

Question 11

Substrate

Answer 11

A substance an enzymes acts on.

Question 12

Product

Answer 12

Substance produced by an enzymes reaction on a substrate.

Question 13

Malnutrition

Answer 13

Diet high in food of poor nutritional value.

Question 14

Starvation

Answer 14

Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy intake, below the level needed to maintain an organism’s life (definition from the internet, not by my teacher or the book).
You live 28 days without eating.

Question 15

Undernutrition

Answer 15

Insufficient intake of energy and nutrients to maintain good health.

Question 16

Balanced Diet

Answer 16

Contains all of the nutrients in correct proportions.

Question 17

Function of Food

Answer 17

Nutrition and energy.