Nutrition

Question 1

What are nutrients?

Answer 1

Biologically active substances made up of millions to atoms.
They disable in water, making chemical soup that our body can absorb

Question 2

Give me examples of macronutrients:

Answer 2

Water
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Protiens
Nucleic acids

Question 3

What does poly mean?

Answer 3

Many

Question 4

What is Polysaccharides?

Answer 4

Three or more simple sugars forming - starch, fibre and animal glycogen

Question 5

What is Oligosaccharides?

Answer 5

Mostly Disaccharides (DI = 2)
(sugars such as sucrose, lactose, & maltose)

Question 6

What does mono mean?

Answer 6

1

Question 7

What is Monosaccharides?

Answer 7

sugars such as glucose and fructose

Question 8

What do fats add?

Answer 8

Flavour, texture and appeal to foods

Question 9

What kind of vitamins does fat carry?

Answer 9

Fat soluble

Question 10

Name some sources of protein:

Answer 10

Milk
Eggs
Grains
Legumes
Vegetables

Question 11

What are antibodies?

Answer 11

Part of our defence mechanism

Question 12

What are Enzymes?

Answer 12

Varied functions, they speed up chemical reactions in your body

Question 13

What are hormones?

Answer 13

Chemical messengers made by special organs ( glands) that travel through the blood to tell different body parts what to do

Question 14

What are amino acids

Answer 14

The base unit of proteins

Question 14

What 2 compounds do amino acids consist of?

Answer 14

Amino radical compound & organic acid
compound

Question 15

What do amino acids contain?

Answer 15

at least one amino radical and one organic acid

Question 16

What is the function of protein?

Answer 16

Sustains growth, maintenance and repair

Question 17

Inside cells what is contained?

Answer 17

Water

Question 18

Why is there extracellular fluid in the cells?

Answer 18

To allow transport and communication, it also allows lubrication, cooling and excretion