Year8-Nutrients Flashcards
What is nutrient
Chemicals found in food
Where are nutrients found
In food
The nutrient goes from the food into our blood stream through ..
The digestive system
Where particularly in the digestive system is the nutrients transfered through?
The small intestine
The nutrients react with the ____________ to create energy for our body parts .
Oxygen molecules .
The exhaust from creating the energy through the reaction of nutrients and oxygen is .
Respiration
What happens during respiration
You breath out more carbon dioxide .
Name 6 main food nutrients
Protein , carbohydrates, water , minerals , vitamins and lipids/ fats .
Give 3 examples of carbohydrates..
Starch , sugar, fibre
What does protein repair
Tissues and muscles .
Give 3 examples of water
Fresh water ,
Spring water ,
Salt water
Give 5 vitamins
A , B , C, D, K,
Vitamin D . What does it do .
Gives you strong teeth and bones
Vitamin C what does it do
Gives you health skin and gums .
What does the fibre do .
It doesn’t provide any nutrients it just makes you poo.
