cK-12 Food & Nutrients

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When the body is not getting enough nutrients to grow and stay healthy, that is called ____________?

• Being hungry

• Nutrients

• Malnutrition

• Diet

Which is NOT a reason your body needs food?

• To get substances that help control your body

• To obtain energy

• To help you sleep better

• To get building blocks for your body

Which of the following are types of nutrients?

• Vitamins and Minerals

• Lipids and Fats

• Carbohydrates and Sugars

• Proteins and Amino Acids

• All of the above

True or False

Animals get nutrition by eating plants and/or other animals.

• True

• False

True or False

Heterotrophs have the ability to prepare their own food.

• True

• False

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Humans are __________________.

• Autotrophic

• Heterotrophic

• Both autotrophic and heterotrophic

• Neither autotrophic nor heterotrophic

The following are examples of heterotrophs except for

• Dog

• Tree

• Mushroom

• Tapeworm

True or False

Photosynthesis provides humans with the carbon dioxide we need to breathe.

• True

• False

Heterotrophic Nutrition can be classified as all of the following except for?

• Saprophytic

• Photosynthetic

• Holozoic

• Parasitic

True or False

The Alimentary canal is specifically adapted for digestion and absorption of food that extends from the mouth to the stomach.

• True

• False