Nutrition and Digestion

Substances eaten by organisms that are used for energy, raw material for growth, and maintaining the body's systems are called ______.

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Water is considered an essential nutrient because of which of the following qualities? Click all that apply.

• it takes part in chemical reactions

• it transports nutrients

• it lubricates joints

• it helps regulate body temperature

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Excess proteins and lipids that are consumed in the diet are stored as ____.

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True or False. An essential amino acid is not made by the body and therefore has to be consumed in the diet.

• True

• False

__________ proteins are pairs of protein sources that compliment one another. Whatever amino acids are missing in one can be found in the other.

Proteins are broken down into which monomer during digestion?

• amino acids

• fatty acids

• glucose

• nucleotides

Triglycerides are broken down into which monomer during digestion?

• simple sugars

• amino acids

• fatty acids

• nucleotides

The most important sugar in living organisms is ______.

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Simple sugars, such as glucose, that are not used right away are temporarily stored as _______ in the liver and muscles.

After some time, glycogen is then converted to _____ for long-term energy storage.