Unit 2

Question 1

What is nutrition?

Answer 1

Nutrition is the group of processes that allow humans to obtain the matter and energy they need to build and mantain their structures and do activities.

Question 2

What systems perform the nutrition function?

Answer 2

Digestive, respiratory, circulatory, lymphatic and excretory.

Question 3

What are nutrients?

Answer 3

Compounds in food that the body needs to function correctly. The body obtains them through the digestion process.

Question 4

Esquema nutrient classification

Question 5

What are types of nutrients accordint to their composition?

Answer 5

Organic and inorganic.

Question 6

What are the inorganic nutrients?

Answer 6

Wate r(essential nutrients; body-buildng functions) and minerals (Body-regulating and body building functions).

Question 7

What are the organic nutrients?

Answer 7

Carbohydrates (energy-producing), dietary fibre (body-regulating), lipids (energy-producing, body-regulating and form cell membrane), proteins (body-building and body regulating) and vitamins (body-regulating and essential).

Question 8

What are food sources?

Answer 8

Foods that contain a larger amount of the nutrient compared to others.