Macronutrient
This macronutrient is the body’s primary energy source.
What is carbohydrate?
The unit used to measure energy in food.
What is a calorie?
This vitamin is essential for vision and immune function
What is Vitamin A?
This PUFAs that have the first double bond located between the third and fourth carbon atom from the methyl end.
What is Omega-3 fatty acids?
This is the only number that is both a cube and a prime number.
What is the number one?
Fats are stored in the body primarily in this form.
What are triglycerides?
The metabolic process where food is broken down to release energy.
What is catabolism?
A deficiency of this mineral leads to anemia.
What is iron?
The elements with atomic number 29
What is copper?
This is considered as the most popular sport in the world
What is soccer?
Proteins are made up of these building blocks.
What are amino acids?
The body’s energy storage molecule, often called the "energy currency."
What is ATP?
This water-soluble vitamin is important for energy metabolism and is found in citrus fruits.
What is Vitamin C?
The reaction is a chemical reaction that involves the loss of water from the reacting molecule or ion.
What is a dehydration (condensation) reaction?
Before becoming president, this person was a licensed bartender and a world-class wrestler.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This type of fat is considered the healthiest, found in foods like olive oil and avocados.
What is unsaturated fat?
This metabolic pathway breaks down glucose in the presence of oxygen.
What is aerobic respiration?
This mineral plays a key role in muscle contraction and nerve function.
What is calcium?
The composition of Triglyceride:
What are 1 glycerol and 3 fatty acids?
During the 17th and 18th centuries, this fruit was widely believed to be poisonous and was even nicknamed "poison apple" in Europe.
What is a tomato?
The body can synthesize some amino acids, but these ones must come from food.
What are essential amino acids?
The process in which the liver converts non-carbohydrates into glucose.
What is gluconeogenesis?
Electrolytes help maintain fluid balance. Name two of the three major electrolytes in the body.
What are sodium, potassium, and chloride?
Glucose and fructose are _________ (Same molecular formula)
What are isomers?
The key from the Bastille prison, a symbol of royal oppression, was presented to this person as a symbol of friendship and revolutionary ideals
Who is George Washington?