Definitions
Formed by several different tissues that join together to perform a particular function
Every living thing is made of what?
Cells
Name the 5 food groups
Breads and grains, fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat and poultry, fats and oils
According to the food pyramid what food should you eat only a few times a month
red meat
In what food group to be mostly get vitamins and minerals?
Fruits and vegetables
What is nutrition?
A group of processes that allow us to use and transformed the substances we need in order to stay alive
Cells can have different shapes and sizes, however they are present a basic structure composed of what three things?
Membrane, cytoplasm and nucleus
What is the function of water in our system?
Water acts as a solvent for most other nutrients. Also, it serves as a medium for transporting other substances and it regulates body temperature
What are the five main senses
Sight, hearing, smell, taste, feel
If you have scurvy , you have a lack of what?
Vitamin C
What is Anorexia or Bulimia
Eating disorders
Nutrition is involved with 4 systems
Name all 4
Digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and excretory
describe BMR
the number of calories required to keep your body functioning at rest.
Complete the chart
Cells -> _________ -> Organs -> ____________
Tissues
System/organism
Mention three ways to have a balanced diet
Eat fresh vegetables, avoid convenience foods, eat fibre rich foods daily, have several meals a day, eat a variety of different foods, include unsaturated fats
What is Epithelium tissue?
Learning the surface of the body, both the outside skin as well as hollow cavities that communicate with it, such as the digestive and respiratory tract
what is location in the deepest layer of our skin, the stuffing between organs
connective tissue
Describe four types of special diets
Low calorie, High calorie, low cholesterol, high fiber, low protein, soft
What does vitamin A do for a bodies and where can we get it
Antioxidant, it helps sight, it keeps our skin healthy
We can find it in milk and dairy products, carrots, egg yolk and liver
Explain the food supply chain
A food supply chain refers to the process that starts with any type of food is produced in which ends when it reaches the consumer. It has the following stages: production, storage, transport, industrial supply change, and commercialization
What is a monosaccharides
Glucose and fructose that are used directly by cells and are found in honey and fruits
Cell differentiation involves changes a different levels. Please name all three levels
Cell shape, function, activity of the cytoplasmic organelles
Name four out of six additives that we add to Food
Preservatives, coloring, flavour and Hanses, stabilizers, antioxidants, sweeteners
Interaction takes place due to the existence of what systems
Nervous, Endocrine, skeletal, muscular system as well as sense organs
"this question comes with a reward"
Name all 8 parts of a cell and name 4 functions of some of the parts
Membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, mitochondria, vacuoles, lysosomes, Golgi apparatus, ribosomes, cytoskeleton, and centrioles