October Part 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is a balanced Diet?
A
A diet that provides enough of these substances (Carbs, Lipids, proteins, Minerals and vitamins along with Dietary fibre and water) in their correct proportions
2
Q
Use of Carbs?
A
Carbs are the Body’s main fuel for supplying energy because they oxidise a sugar called glucose used for aerobic respiration
3
Q
How do Animals store Carbohydrates?
A
Glycogen
4
Q
How do Plants store Carbohydrates?
A
Starch
5
Q
Starch?
A
Starch is a large, insoluble molecule.
6
Q
What Carbohydrate makes up cell walls?
A
Cellulose
7
Q
Why aren’t humans able to digest Cellulose?
A
This is because our gut doesn’t make the enzyme needed to break down it
