Nutrients from digested food are absorbed in which digestive organ?
Small Intestine
______________ carbohydrates supply longer lasting energy.
Complex
The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...
Mechanical Digestion
Define the term 'balanced diet'
A diet containing all nutrients in the correct proportions
Kwashiorkor is caused by a deficiency in
proteins
Beri-beri is caused by a deficiency in
Vitamin B1
What is the purpose of an enzyme?
Speed up rate of reaction
Breaks fat into fatty acids and glycerol
Lipase
Scurvy is caused by a deficiency in
Vitamin C
Which component of a healthy, balanced diet helps with constipation?
Fibers
To be healthy, you have to cut all the fat from your diet . True or False
False
Which nutrient supplies the most energy
Fats
Breaks carbohydrate into smaller sugars
Carbohydrase
Breaks protein into amino acids
Protease
Label
1 Mouth 2 Esophagus 3 Stomach 4 Small Intestine 5 Large intestine