Nutrient Practice Quiz

Makes skin, muscle and bone, and repair damaged tissue.

• Protein

• Fats

• Carbohydrates

• Vitamins

Carries nutrients and oxygen throughout the body.

• Protein

• Carbohydrates

• Water

• Minerals

Insulate against cold and protect internal organs.

• Carbohydrates

• Fats

• Protein

• Vitamins

Provide the body's most important source of energy.

• Carbohydrates

• Water

• Minerals

• Vitamins

Contribute to water balance, metabolism and nerve and muscle function.

• Vitamins

• Fats

• Water

• Minerals

Control body processes, including digestion, healing and energy production.

• Minerals

• Vitamins

• Water

• Carbohydrates

It is important to drink a lot of water because:

• your body holds onto water everyday

• it builds bone

• your body loses water through sweating, breathing and urinating

• both a and c

An example of a complex carbohydrate is...

• white rice

• donut

• apple

• fish

An example of an unsaturated fat...

• nuts

• avocado

• potato chips

• both a and b

An example of protein is...

• pasta

• carrots

• ice cream

• beans