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Structure of food

Main food terms

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How an organism obtains its food is known as Nutrition
An organism that makes its own food is known as? Autotrophic
An organism that takes in its food is known as Heterotrophic
monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides are examples of Carbohydrates
Glucose and fructose are examples of Monosaccharides
Maltose and lactose are examples of Disaccharides
Made from single sugar molecules and sweet to taste what are these Monosaccharides
Long chains of glucose molecules joined together make up Polysaccharides
What are Biomolecules Molecules made inside living organisms
Carbohydrates, Protein, lipids and vitamins are examples of Biomolecules
Starch, cellulose and glycogen are examples of what type of carbohydrate Polysaccharides
The two elements found in protein in addition to C, H, O? Nitrogen and Sulphur
The building blocks of protein amino acids
A structural protein found in hair and nails? Keratin
Metabolic proteins that controls your metabolism Enzymes
A structural polysaccharide found in the cell walls of plants Cellulose
The building blocks of lipids Trigylcerides
Phospholipids are found here? Cell membrane
A lipid that is solid at room temperature is known as a? Fat
A lipid that is liquid at room temperature is known as a? Oil
An example of a water soluble vitamin is? Vitamin C
Lack of vitamin C is the diet results in? Scurvy
Lack of vitamin D is the diet results in? Ricketts
Vitamin D is an example of a ............ soluble vitamin Fat
Mineral needed to make haemoglobin in blood? Iron
A mineral needed by plants to make chlorophyll Magnesium
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