Proteins
Carbohydrates
Vitamins and Minerals
Organs of Digestion
Fats
100
20
What is the number of amino acids the body needs?
100
the main source of energy for the body
What are carbohydrates?
100
Essential organic nutrients needed in small quantities
What is a vitamin?
100
Proteins that speed up the rate of chemical reactions in the body.
What are enzymes?
100
provide energy and help absorb some vitamins
What are fats?
200
A large molecule of C, H O and N
What is a protein?
200
Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
What the atoms that make carbohydrates?
200
Regulate chemical reactions in the body
What are minerals?
200
Mouth
Where does digestion begin?
200
saturated and unsaturated
What are the two types of fat?
300
The amino acids the body cannot create.
What are essential amino acids?
300
Sugar, starch and cellulose
What are the three types of carbohydrates?
300
14
What is the number of minerals the body needs?
300
Esophagus
What is the organ where no digestion occurs?
300
Solid at room temperature
What is saturated fat?
400
Eggs and beef
What are two foods that contain protein?
400
Plant cell walls
Where is cellulose found?
400
Fat-soluble and water-soluble
What are the two sub-groups of vitamins?
400
Small intestine
Where do the nutrients get absorbed?
400
butter and red meat
What is an example of saturated fat?
500
amino acids
What are the subunits of proteins?
500
Glucose
What is the form of sugar cells use?
500
Calcium and phosphorus
What are the minerals used in the largest amount by the body?
500
absorb water
What is the purpose of the large intestine?
500
Olive oil and avacado
What are examples of unsaturated fats?