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Amino acids

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Building blocks of protein

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Active transport

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Requires energy. Move molecules from low to high concentrations.

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Antioxidants

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Protect from free radicals

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Carbohydrates

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Organic compound used for immediate energy

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Coenzymes

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Molecule that helps enzymes

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Complete proteins

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Foods that contain all amino acids a person needs

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Dehydration

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A decrease below the body’s required water level

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Diffusion

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Movement of water from high to low concentrations

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Endscytosis

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Foods or water entering the cell

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Equilibrium

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Stable cell equal salt and water

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Essential amino acids

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Can’t be synthesized. Needed in body’s

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Essential fatty acids

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Fatty acids your body needs but can’t synthesize

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Exocytosis

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Solids or liquids leaving a cell

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Facilitated diffusion

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Transport of hydrophilic and charged molecules through the membrane

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Fat

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Organic compound that store energy

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Fat functions

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Stored energy insulates body and cushions muscles

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Fat soluble vitamins

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Won’t dissolve in water. Stored in oily gel caps.

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Folic acid

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Dark green veggies. Required for many enzymes

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Free radicals

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Highly reactive molecule that damages the body’s cells

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Glycogen

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Type of stored carbohydrate in animals

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Hydrogenation

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Changes liquid unsaturated fats into solids

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Hypertonic

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High salt low water. Cell shrinks

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Hypotonic

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Low salt high water. Cell swells

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Isotonic

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Equal salt and water. Normal cell

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Macronutrients

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Nutrients required in large amounts

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Micronutrients

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Vitamins and minerals in our diets

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Minerals

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Not made by body but needed for cell functions

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Monosaccharides

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Simple sugar

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Osmosis

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Movement of water from high to low concentrations

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Passive transport

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Diffusion of small hydrophobic molecules from high to low concentration

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Phagecytosis

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Food and solid

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Pinocytosis

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Water and liquid

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Polysaccharides

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Starch

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Processed foods

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Foods stripped of their nutritional value

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Protein function

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Rebuild muscle tissue

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Proteins

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Polymers of amino acids

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Saturated

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Only have single bonds between carbon atoms

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Semipermeable

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Choose what enters and exits a cell

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Trans fats

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Made by incomplete hydrogenation

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Unsaturated fats

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Carbon double bonds

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Vitamin a

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Eye pigment. Leafy green and yellow veggies.

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Vitamin b6 and b12

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Meats and dairy. Required for enzymes

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Vitamin c

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Fruits. Collegen synthesis

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Vitamin d

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Milk and egg yolk. Increase none growth.

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Vitamin e

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Dark green veggies. Required for enzymes

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Vitamin k

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Helps blood clot.

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Vitamins

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Organic substances needed for many cell functions but cannot be stored

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Water soluble vitamins

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Will dissolve in water. Pressed tablets.

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Whole foods

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Foods that have not lost their nutritional value