What different nutrients do in the body
What are carbohydrates used for?
Many orange or red fruit and veg, including: citrus fruits, bell peppers, tomatoes and carrots.
What is vitamin C found in?
Mammal
Elephant
Growth and repair
What does protein do in the body?
The skin makes it when absorbing sunlight
How can you get vitamin D?
Fish
Shark
Helps food travel through body
What is the purpose of fibre?
Anaemia
What disease can be caused by lack of iron?
Bird
Chicken
Insulation and also a source of energy
What is the purpose of fat?
Metabolic bone disease
What disease can be caused by lack of calcium or vitamin D?
Invertebrate
Octopus
Essential for all life and needed for the inside of cells (cytoplasm) and also for chemical reactions in the body
Why is water needed in the diet?
Guinea pigs
Which animal can't produce vitamin C itself?
Amphibian
Tree frog