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WorksheetsCarbohydrates
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Carbohydrate is a (a) that is needed by all animals.
What are the main functions of carbohydrate in the body?
To make the body grow and repair the body
To insulate the body and to keep it warm
To allow the body the body to absorb vitamins
To give the body energy and to help the body get rid of waste products
They are two groups of carbohydrate ____________ and _________________
(a)
Complex carbohydrates can be found in ________________
Starch for example pasta
Lactose for example milk
Fructose for example honey
Glucose for example ripe fruits
Sugar carbohydrates can be found in _________________
Glucose for example ripe fruits
Fructose for example fruits and honey
Sucrose for example sugar produced from sugar cane and beet
All of the above
If we are deficient in carbohydrate we will suffer from_____________
Weight gain
An increase in energy
Weight loss
An inability to absorb vitamins K E A D
One gram of carbohydrate will provide___________ of energy.
7.7kcals/32kj
3.37kcals/16kj
30kcals/60kj
1kcals/5kj
If insufficient levels of carbohydrate has been eaten, the level of (a) in the blood will drop and the cells throughout the body will not have enough energy.
If your diet contains more carbohydrate than the body needs the body will convert this into__________
sugar and this will be stored in the body
protein and this will be stored in the body
fat and this will be stored in the body
minerals and they will be stored in the body
It is recommended that most of the carbohydrate in our diets should come from___________________
Complex carbohydrate for example starch
Sugar carbohydrate for example fructose
