Unit 2 Part 1

Question 1

What are nutrients?

Answer 1

Nutrients are substances the body takes in to substain the life of cells. All nutrients apart from oxygen can be found in food.

Question 2

What are organic nutrients?

Answer 2

Organic nutrients are complex molecules produced by living organisms. They are needed to obtain energy and build the biomolecules that make up the human body.

Question 3

What are inorganic nutrients?

Answer 3

Inorganic nurtirents are simple molecules that can be found in living organisms, but have not been produced by them. They are essential to the human body but do not supply energy.