How many AMINO ACIDS are in proteins?
20
Name various nutrients that food consist of...(6 in total)
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Water, Mineral Salts, Vitamins
How many foods can you name that are types LIPIDS?
* Butter * Cold Meat and Sausage * Eggs * Cheese * Olive Oil * Nuts and Seeds * Oily Fish*
Name the three types of carbohydrates
MONOSACCHARIDES, DISACCHARIDES, POLYSACCHARIDES
Name the ENERGY-PRODUCING NUTRIENTS (2 in total)
Carbohydrates and Lipids
Name the REGULATORY NUTRIENTS (2 in total)
Vitamins and Mineral Salts
Define HETEROTROPHS
Humans that cannot create their own organic material. Humans must obtain energy from other organisms.
Name the STRUCTURAL NUTRIENTS (3 in total)
Proteins, Lipids, Mineral Salts
How many foods can you name that are types carbohydrates?
* Potatoes * Bread * Rice * Pasta * Fruit * Milk*
Explain the difference between EATING and NUTRITION
Eating is a conscious, voluntary process. Nutrition is a complex, unconscious and mostly involuntary process.
What are PROTEINS and what are they formed of? (5 elements in total)
Biomolecules - formed of Carbon (C), Hydrogen (H), Oxygen (O), Nitrogen (N), Sulphur (S)
Explain the difference between NUTRIENTS and FOOD
Food are from other living things and humans ingest food. Nutrients are the simpliest molecules in food.
What is the main function of lipids?
To help produce ENERGY in our body
What are CARBOHYDRATES and what are they formed of?
BIOMOLECULES - formed of carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O)
Can you name the FOUR functions that proteins preform in our body?
* Transportation * Regulatory * Immunological * Structural *