Groups of Nutrients
Pasta, bread, and potatoes are examples of these.
What are carbohydrates?
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The first organ in the digestive system.
What is the mouth?
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Bean-shaped organ in the urinary system.
What are the kidneys?
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The two types of digestion.
What are Mechanical and Chemical Digestion?
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Every activity you do requires.
What is energy?
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Milk, meats, and vegetables make up vitamins.
What is vitamin B2?
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The organ that can hold 2 liters of food and liquids.
What is the stomach?
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The organ that holds urine before excretion.
What is the bladder?
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The physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces.
What is mechanical digestion?
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Provides energy and materials for cell development.
What are nutrients?
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Fish, nuts, and liquid vegetable oils are in which group of nutrients.
What are fats?
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The two kinds of intestines.
What are the small and large intestines?
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The last organ in the urinary system.
What is the urethra?
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Chemical reactions that break food down into smaller pieces.
What is chemical digestion?
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Depending on factors such as weight, age, activity level, and gender, the amount varies.
What is energy?
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Inorganic nutrients- nutrients that do not contain carbon- help the body regulate many chemical reactions.
What are Minerals?
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The organ that transports food and liquid from the mouth to the stomach.
What is the esophagus?
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The kidneys, the ureter, the bladder, and the urethra.
What are the organs of the urinary system
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The chemical digestion cannot occur without it.
What is an Enzyme?
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The amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1kg of water by 1 degree celciesis.
What is a Calorie?
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A large molecule that is made of amino acids and contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.
What is a protein?
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The organ is seven meters long.
What is the small intestine?
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Filters the blood supply 90 times a day.
What is the kidney?
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The proteins that help break down larger molecules into smaller molecules.
What are Enzymes?
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Provides your body with the energy it needs to survive.
What are nutrients?
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