Nutrition Unit 3

Question 1

Nutrients that regulate many chemical reactions in the body and can be found in plants or animals that eat plants

Answer 1

Minerals

Question 2

Substance in food that builds, repairs, and maintains body tissue; regulates body processes; and provides energy

Answer 2

Nutrient

Question 3

A unit of measure we’re both the energy supplied by food and the energy used by the body

Answer 3

Calories

Question 4

A nutrient needed to build, repair, and maintain body tissue. Also the body’s second source of energy

Answer 4

Protein

Question 5

Building blocks that make up proteins

Answer 5

Amino Acids

Question 6

The eight amino acids the body cannot produce

Answer 6

Essential Amino Acids

Question 7

Proteins from animal sources that contain all of the essential amino acids

Answer 7

Complete Proteins

Question 8

Proteins from plant sources that do not contain all of the essential amino acids

Answer 8

Incomplete Proteins

Question 9

Nutrients that provide energy to the body and are the body’s first source of energy

Answer 9

Carbs

Question 10

Sugars that enter the bloodstream rapidly and provide quick energy

Answer 10

Simple Carbs

Question 11

Starches and fibers that provide long lasting energy

Answer 11

Complex Carbs

Question 12

Part of grains and plant food that cannot be digested; helps move waste through the body and prevents some types of diseases

Answer 12

Fiber

Question 13

Nutrients that are a source of energy and make certain vitamins available for use in the body. Also the body’s last source of energy.

Answer 13

Fats

Question 14

Fat from dairy products, solid vegetable fats, and the red meat of animals

Answer 14

Saturated Fats

Question 15

A waxy fat-like substance made by the body and found in many foods

Answer 15

Cholesterol

Question 16

Fats from fish and plant products

Answer 16

Unsaturated Fats

Question 17

A nutrient that makes up part of the blood, aids in digestion, helps remove body waist, regulates body temperature, and cushions the spinal cord

Answer 17

Water

Question 18

Nutrients that help chemical reactions take place in the body

Answer 18

Vitamins

Question 19

Vitamins that can be stored in the body

Answer 19

Fat Soluble Vitamins

Question 20

Vitamins that cannot be stored in the body in significant amounts

Answer 20

Water Soluble Vitamins

Question 21

Nutrients that regulate many chemical reactions in the body and can be found in plants or animals that eat plants

Answer 21

Minerals

Question 22

Daily guidelines for the number of servings for each major Food Group

Answer 22

Food Guide Pyramid