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Major Nutrients

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is "Peristaltic movement"?

a)

The action of chewing.

b)

The movement of food through the gut.

c)

The elimination of waste from the body.

d)

Hunting or foraging behaviors.

2.

What are the two types of digestion? Select all options you think are correct.

a)

Ruminant

b)

Non-ruminant

c)

Gesticulating

d)

Non-gesticulating

3.

How many major nutrients are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

4.

Which of the following is NOT a type of carbohydrate?

a)

Monosaccharides

b)

Disaccharides

c)

Polysaccharides

d)

Multisaccharides

5.

Where might a herbivore (animal that only eats plant matter) find high levels of protein? Select all options you think are correct.

a)

Nuts

b)

Seeds

c)

Legumes

d)

Eggs

6.

What are these?

a)

Amino acids

b)

Micro Nutrients

c)

Minerals

d)

Vitamins

7.

Which of the following is NOT a function of protein?

a)

Growth and repair

b)

Function of metabolism

c)

Maintains tissue, hair and secretions

d)

Cell death and disposal

8.

What are the two types of fats? Select all you think are correct.

a)

Saturated

b)

Unsaturated

c)

Good

d)

Bad

9.

Fats, also known as (a)   act as an insulator or protector for individual organs.

10.

What are the two types of vitamins? Select all that you think are correct.

a)

Fat soluble

b)

Water soluble

c)

Muscle soluble

d)

Bone soluable

11.

What molecules make up water?

a)

Helium and Oxytocin

b)

Nitrogen and Carbon

c)

Magnesium and Florine

d)

Hydrogen and Oxygen