NUTRIENTS
VOCABULARY
EITHER / OR
FIGURE IT OUT
MIGHT BE TOUGH
100
Food lets you maintain a balanced internal environment, called...
What is homeostasis?
100
A, D, E, K vs. B , C
What are fat soluble vs. water soluble vitamins?
100
A brownie or wheat bread? This one provides energy for a longer period of time.
What is wheat bread?
100
The act of breaking food into smaller pieces, either mechanically or chemically.
What is digestion?
200
This specific mineral is needed for healthy red blood cells.
What is iron?
200
Meat vs. nuts
What is complete vs incomplete proteins
200
Most of the vitamins and minerals you need come from these.
What are plants?
200
As food passes through your system, this is the order of organs it passes through.
What is mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine?
300
These are the six nutrients you need to live.
What are carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, minerals, fat and water?
300
Proteins are made of these.
What are amino acids?
300
Sugar vs. grains
What is simple vs complex carbohydrates?
300
Oranges, grapefruit, lemons and limes provide this critical nutrient.
What is vitamin C?
300
This is a waxy, fat-like substance found only in animal products. The liver makes all your body needs, so you don't need extra in your food.
What is cholesterol?
400
This is the nutrient that provides energy and the raw materials for making cell parts.
What is carbohydrates?
400
The most important nutrient because it makes up more than half your body!
What is water?
400
Butter and shortening vs. olive oil
What are saturated vs. unsaturated fats?
400
What structure keeps you from inhaling your food?
What is the epiglottis?
400
The type of muscle that lines your digestive system.
What is smooth muscle?
500
This nutrient provides your body with energy, and it forms the membrane of your cells.
What is fat?
500
The muscle action that sends food through your system.
What is peristalsis?
500
Describe in detail, the digestion that happens in the stomach.
What is mechanical digestion by squeezing and chemical digestion from stomach acid and pepsin?
500
The organs in the digestive system that never see the food go through.
What is the liver and the pancreas?
500
It creates a surface area the size of a tennis court, inside the body!!!
What is villi?
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