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Nutrition Vocab #2 Words

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a unit used to measure the energy or heat food supplies to the body?

a)

Calorie

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Minerals

d)

Saturated Fat

2.

What is the nutrients that supply energy and help the body use other nutrients called?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Minerals

c)

Nutrient

d)

Protein

3.

What is the process by which nutrients are changed chemically in the stomach and intestines into a form that can be absorbed into and used by the body called?

a)

Digestion

b)

Water

c)

Minerals

d)

Fat

4.

What is the nutrient needed to supply stored energy; found in oils, butter, lard; the most calorically dense nutrient; provides body insulation called?

a)

Fat

b)

Protein

c)

Nutrient

d)

Vitamins

5.

What are the nutrients that help build body structure and regulate many processes in the body called?

a)

Minerals

b)

Protein

c)

Vitamins

d)

Carbohydrates

6.

What is the part of a food that is used by our bodies called?

a)

Nutrient

b)

Minerals

c)

Fat

d)

Vitamins

7.

What is the nutrient that builds and repairs body cells and helps to form antibodies to fight infections called?

a)

Protein

b)

Minerals

c)

Nutrient

d)

Saturated Fats

8.

What are the nutrients that are essential for body growth, resisting infection, and keeping the body function properly called?

a)

Vitamins

b)

Minerals

c)

Fat

d)

Carbohydrates

9.

This substance is not a nutrient, but you can’t live without it; needed to transport materials through the body, helps muscles move, keeps body tissues from sticking together?

a)

Water

b)

Polyunsaturated Fats

c)

Calorie

d)

Protein

10.

This fat tends to lower cholesterol levels; found in plant foods?

a)

Polyunsaturated Fats

b)

Saturated Fats

c)

Lard

d)

Trans Fats

11.

What fat tends to raise cholesterol levels; found in most animal products?

a)

Saturated Fats

b)

Polyunsaturated Fats

c)

Lard

d)

Trans Fats