B2: Diet & Health KEYWORDS

Question 1

Enzyme in saliva which speeds up the break down of starch into sugars

Answer 1

Amylase

Question 2

Diet which contains the right amounts of all the necessary nutrients

Answer 2

Balanced

Question 3

Nutrient mainly used for energy by the body

Answer 3

Carbohydrates

Question 4

Type of disease caused by a lack vitamins

Answer 4

Deficiency

Question 5

Discharge or expulsion of undigested material (food) from the digestive tract via the anus (NOT EXCRETION)

Answer 5

Egestion

Question 6

Released from food during respiration and measured in Joules or Calories

Answer 6

Energy

Question 7

Type of molecule which speeds up the chemical breakdown of food.

Answer 7

Enzyme

Question 8

Contain the most energy per gram of all the nutrients in food

Answer 8

Fats (Lipids)

Question 9

Undigested material which helps to push contents through the digestive system. Needed for good health of the large intestine (colon)

Answer 9

Fibre

Question 10

Condition caused by a lack of certain nutrients in the diet

Answer 10

Malnutrition

Question 11

Needed in the diet to build parts of the body. Examples include iron and calcium.

Answer 11

Minerals

Question 12

Needed in the diet for the growth and repair of cells.

Answer 12

Protein

Question 13

Solution which turns from blue to brick red when heated with glucose.

Answer 13

Benedict’s

Question 14

Finger-like structures found in the small intestine which absorb digested food into the blood

Answer 14

Villi

Question 15

Needed in small amounts in the diet to prevent deficiency diseases like Scurvy and Rickets

Answer 15

Vitamins