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WorksheetsNutrients and Foods Study Guide
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the definition of food?
An inorganic substance that provides energy
An organic substance that provides energy and building material
A substance that organisms must take in to carry out life processes
A substance that is not used as the building material for an organism
Which of the following is an example of a food?
Salt
Vitamins
Water
Bananas
What are nutrients?
Substances that organisms must take in to carry out life processes
Organisms that produce their own food
Organic substances containing proteins, carbohydrates, and/or fats
Inorganic substances that are not a source of energy
What is the process of turning water and carbon dioxide into food called?
Photosynthesis
Chlorophyll
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Which nutrient provides building materials for muscles and heals wounds?
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Fats
Vitamins
What do carbohydrates provide for cells?
Energy
Building materials
Transportation of oxygen
Heart health
Which nutrient is used for making parts of cells and hormones?
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Fats
Vitamins
What are vitamins?
Substances your body needs to help you grow, develop, and be healthy
Basic units that proteins are broken into
Simple sugars
Fats found in plant foods and fish
What are minerals?
Substances your body needs so it can work properly
Proteins from animal sources that contain all 9 amino acids
Starches
Fats found in many snack foods
Which nutrient hydrates all cells?
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Fats
Water
What is a complete protein?
Proteins from animal sources that contain all 9 amino acids
Proteins from vegetables that lack 1 or more amino acids
Basic units that proteins are broken into
Simple sugars
What is an incomplete protein?
Proteins from animal sources that contain all 9 amino acids
Proteins from vegetables that lack 1 or more amino acids
Basic units that proteins are broken into
Simple sugars
What is an amino acid?
Proteins from animal sources that contain all 9 amino acids
Proteins from vegetables that lack 1 or more amino acids
Basic units that proteins are broken into
Simple sugars
What are simple carbohydrates?
Proteins from animal sources that contain all 9 amino acids
Proteins from vegetables that lack 1 or more amino acids
Simple sugars
Starches
What are unsaturated fats?
Fats found in plant foods and fish that are good for heart health
Fats found in animal products that can raise cholesterol
Fats found in many snack foods that can raise cholesterol
Fats that provide energy and are used for making parts of cells and hormones
