nutrients

Question 1

what is starch

Answer 1

major form of cabohydrate

Question 2

lipids

Answer 2

exist as large tissue, low solubility

Question 3

vitamins and minerals

Answer 3

vital regulators in bodily functions, no energy value

Question 4

sodium

Answer 4

essential for electrical transmission in nerves and muscles

Question 5

potassium

Answer 5

interacts with Na+ to maintain fluid balance

Question 6

calcium

Answer 6

critical component of bones and blood clotting

Question 7

magnesium

Answer 7

cofactor for hundreds of enzymes

Question 8

iron

Answer 8

embedded in proteins handling oxygen and the ETC

Question 9

folate

Answer 9

involved in synthesis of DNA

Question 10

pantothenate

Answer 10

contributed to coenzyme A

Question 11

niacin

Answer 11

precursor of NAD and NADP

Question 12

vitamin A

Answer 12

contained in retina of eye

Question 13

vitamin D

Answer 13

involved in calcium absorption

Question 14

vitamin B1

Answer 14

thiamine found in active site of pyruvate dehydrogenase

Question 15

vitamin B2

Answer 15

riboflavin precursour of coenzymes for redox reactions

Question 16

vitamin B6

Answer 16

coenzymes for aminotransferase and neurotrasnmitters

Question 17

vitamin B12

Answer 17

serves as enzyme in fatty acid processing