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Question 1:
nutrient
substance in food for growth, maintenance, repair macronutrients
bulk of ingested food
Answer:
water, carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins micronutrients


Question 2:
required in small amounts carbohydrates polysaccharides disaccharides
contain two linked monosaccharide units Ex: sucrose, maltose, lactose monosaccharides
glucose
Answer:
vitamins and minerals
sugars, starches and fibers found in fruits, grains, vegetables and milk products complex sugars
that contain 10 or more monosaccharide units Ex: starch, glycogen
these simple sugars are the end-products of carbohydrate digestion Ex: glucose, fructose,
galactose


Question 3:
Some cells use fats for energy but neurons and RBCs rely entirely on glucose for energy
production; neurons die quickly without glucose
proteins
of the body's tissues and organs. peptide
is two or more amino acids joined by peptide bonds that vary according to size.
Answer:
blood sugar; is the major fuel used by cells to make ATP.
large, complex molecules made of amino acids linked by peptide bonds that play many critical
roles in the body. They do most of the work in cells and are required for the structure, function,
and regulation


Question 4:
What are the absorbable units of protein digestion? lipids
of the non-protein membrane of cells.
Answer:
amino acids
molecules that contain hydrocarbons and make up the building blocks of the structure and
function of

,Question 5:
What are the absorbable units of protein digestion? lipids
of the non-protein membrane of cells.
Answer:
amino acids
molecules that contain hydrocarbons and make up the building blocks of the structure and
function of
living cells. Examples of lipids include fats, cholesterol, oils, waxes, certain vitamins, hormones
and most
living cells. Examples of lipids include fats, cholesterol, oils, waxes, certain vitamins, hormones
and most
living cells. Examples of lipids include fats, cholesterol, oils, waxes, certain vitamins, hormones
and most
living cells. Examples of lipids include fats, cholesterol, oils, waxes, certain vitamins, hormones
and most


Question 6:
The major form of fat stored by the body. It consists of three molecules of fatty acid combined
with a we eat as well as from being produced by the body.
Answer:
triglycerides
molecule of glycerol. They serve as the backbone of many types of lipids (fats) and come from
the food


Question 7:
What are the absorbable units of lipids?
Answer:
free fatty acids, glycerol


Question 8:
Help absorb fat-soluble vitamins. Burned for energy and are the major fuel of hepatocytes and
skeletal
Answer:
lipid functions

, Question 9:
As phospholipids essential structural component of myelin sheaths and all cell membranes.
Cholesterol of membranes and provide long term storage.
digestion
Answer:
muscle.
stabilizes membranes; precursor of bile salts, steroid hormones. Triglycerides contribute to the
structure the physical and chemical breakdown of complex nutrients into smaller absorbable
molecules.


Question 10:
Material which is eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required. Ex: feces basic
processes of digestion
digestion, absorption, secretion, motility ingestion
propulsion
movements, defecation. mechanical breakdown mastication, mixing movements. chemical
digestion
Answer:
waste
the consumption of a substance by an organism. It normally is accomplished by taking in the
substance through the mouth into the gastrointestinal tract, such as through eating or drinking.

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