Unit 2: Nutrition and Physical Activity
Questions With Solutions
What are the six essential nutrients? -Carbohydrates
-Fats
-Proteins
-Vitamins
-Minerals
-Water
Carbohydrates Found in foods like fruit, veggies, pasta, rice, cereal, bread, and even dairy.
Carbs are used for ENERGY; body breaks it down into a simpler sugar molecule called
GLUCOSE.
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Fats Also called lipids, provides many different functions to the body. Such examples are
providing your body with sustained energy, protecting major organs, aiding in the absorption of
vitamins and minerals, ensuring proper brain development, controlling certain immune
responses, helping blood to cot, and lastly providing insulation when its cold.
Foods include nuts, fish, peanut butter, meat, milk, oils, and butter are good sources of fat.
Proteins These are involved in almost every cell, structure, process, and system of our
bodies. They can be found in eggs, beans, legumes, meat, dairy, tofu, and nuts. Not enough
protein leads to your body taking it from your muscles, which causes DECREASED muscle
mass and weakness.
Proteins help....
-Provides energy when carbohydrates and fat stores are used up
-Enabling neural communication
-Providing support for movement
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-Enabling cell and genetic replication
-Helping blood carry oxygen throughout the body
-Building enzymes, hormones, and other proteins
-Building tissue, muscles, skin, and bone!
Vitamins & Minerals These are essential to the body because it helps it grow, develop
normally, and maintain proper function.
You can obtain it from eating a wide variety of fruits, colorful vegetables, and proteins sources.
Water The cells in our body are full of water and it helps with maintaining adequate blood
pressure and circulation. Water also aids in temperature regulation, digestions, and the removal
of waste by gas exchange, urination, and defecation.
Questions With Solutions
What are the six essential nutrients? -Carbohydrates
-Fats
-Proteins
-Vitamins
-Minerals
-Water
Carbohydrates Found in foods like fruit, veggies, pasta, rice, cereal, bread, and even dairy.
Carbs are used for ENERGY; body breaks it down into a simpler sugar molecule called
GLUCOSE.
, Unit 2: Nutrition and Physical Activity
Questions With Solutions
Fats Also called lipids, provides many different functions to the body. Such examples are
providing your body with sustained energy, protecting major organs, aiding in the absorption of
vitamins and minerals, ensuring proper brain development, controlling certain immune
responses, helping blood to cot, and lastly providing insulation when its cold.
Foods include nuts, fish, peanut butter, meat, milk, oils, and butter are good sources of fat.
Proteins These are involved in almost every cell, structure, process, and system of our
bodies. They can be found in eggs, beans, legumes, meat, dairy, tofu, and nuts. Not enough
protein leads to your body taking it from your muscles, which causes DECREASED muscle
mass and weakness.
Proteins help....
-Provides energy when carbohydrates and fat stores are used up
-Enabling neural communication
-Providing support for movement
, Unit 2: Nutrition and Physical Activity
Questions With Solutions
-Enabling cell and genetic replication
-Helping blood carry oxygen throughout the body
-Building enzymes, hormones, and other proteins
-Building tissue, muscles, skin, and bone!
Vitamins & Minerals These are essential to the body because it helps it grow, develop
normally, and maintain proper function.
You can obtain it from eating a wide variety of fruits, colorful vegetables, and proteins sources.
Water The cells in our body are full of water and it helps with maintaining adequate blood
pressure and circulation. Water also aids in temperature regulation, digestions, and the removal
of waste by gas exchange, urination, and defecation.
