Vitamins, minerals, lipids, protein, and carbohydrates are the key nutrients found in food.
100
Green plants contain _______, which absorbs sunlight. Then that lint energy is used to make sugar.
Green plants contain chlorophyll, which absorbs sunlight. Then that lint energy is used to make sugar.
100
What is the special chemical used to speed up digestion?
The special chemical used to speed up digestion are enzymes.
100
Protein helps build ___________.
Protein helps build muscles.
100
Too much sugar in your body can cause diseases.
True.
200
Eat a variety of colorful ___________.
Eat a variety of colorful vegetables.
200
Plants use a gas called _______ _______, which is found in the air. They absorb it through tiny holes that are mainly found on the bottom of the plant.
Plants use a gas called carbon dioxide, which is found in the air. They absorb it through tiny holes that are mainly found on the bottom of the plant.
200
Which food included sugars and starches, and provide an animal with short term or long term energy?
Carbohydrates
200
__________________ is the process plants use to make food.
Photosynthesis is the process plants use to make food.
200
Respiration is the opposite of photosynthesis.
True
300
The human body needs a certain number of ____________.
The human body needs a certain number of calories.
300
________ absorb water and minerals. The plant transports the water to plant cells.
Roots absorb water and minerals. The plant transports the water to plant cells.
300
Tennis and hockey are related to sports in the same way that protein and lipids are related to ________.
Tennis and hockey are related to sports in the same way that protein and lipids are related to nutrients.
300
The food travels down your __________, which is the tube that connects your mouth to your stomach.
The food travels down your esophagus, which is the tube that connects your mouth to your stomach.
300
Cows, camels and giraffes can't bring up partially eaten food from the first chamber in their stomach to chew some more.
False
400
Describe a healthy diet.
Answer must include the five food groups. Fruit, vegetables, proteins, grains and dairy.
400
____________ gas is given off as a wage product when sugar in made.
Oxygen gas is given off as a wage product when sugar in made.
400
If your doctor suggests that you add more dairy to your diet, what foods should you eat more of?
milk, yogurt, cheese
400
Research has linked _______ and ______ to heart disease and other illnesses.
Research has linked trans fat and saturated fat to heart disease and other illnesses.
400
Large doses of vitamin C can cause nausea, kidney stones, and liver damage.
True
500
Plan a healthy meal that you would enjoy eating. List at least four different foods hat would deb included in your meal. Next to each food explain why you selected it and least one kind of nutrient that food contains.
Answers will vary.
Example: Broccoli provide carbohydrates, vitamins and fiber. You need fiber to help digest your food. (Go to the bathroom)
500
True or False.
Soil does not provide plants with food.
True. Soil supplies plants with water and minerals.
500
Humans break down the food we eat during the process called ______.
Humans break down the food we eat during the process called digestion.
500
Food travels down your pancreas, the tube that connects your mouth to your stomach.