7.1: Food

Eating the right food can keep you healthy and energetic.

• True

• False

The nutrients in food have three roles:

(Choose 3 options)

• They provide materials for growth and repair.

• Energy to keep your cells alive.

• Vital elements and compounds to maintain the chemical reactions in your cells.

• They give you super natural abilities.

• Provide you with shelter.

Types of nutrients our body needs, takes about 60% of your body mass.

• Water.

• Vitamins.

• Proteins.

Types of nutrients our body needs, important for growth and repair.

• Water.

• Vitamins.

• Proteins.

Types of nutrients our body needs, important for insulation and making cell membranes/energy.

• Fats.

• Carbohydrates.

• Proteins.

Types of nutrients our body needs, important for growth and to aid the activity of cells (found in bones and teeth).

• Minerals.

• Carbohydrates.

• Proteins.

Types of nutrients our body needs, used as a source of energy.

• Minerals.

• Carbohydrates.

• Proteins.

Most fruits and vegetables contain a nutrient called starch

• True

• False

Ripe fruits that taste sweet contain sugars such as glucose.

• True

• False

................................... is made of lots of glucose molecules joined together.

• Starch.

• Amino acid.

• Fatty acid.