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Biology 9.1 Part 1
Biology- Nutrition and Digestion Chapter 9 Section 1 Part 1 -FINISHED
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a process whereby a substance is combined with oxygen | oxidation |
| the most important energy producing compounds in the cell, provide most of the energy for living things | carbohydrates |
| glucose, fructose, lactose, maltose, and sucrose | common sugars |
| simple sugars | monosaccharides |
| two monosaccharides combined | disaccharides |
| monosaccharides and disaccharides are what? | simple carbohydrates |
| formed from long chains of simple carbohydrates that are complex carbohydrates | polysaccharides |
| Plants store glucose as the polysaccharide ______? | starch |
| kind of starch that is manufactured by the cells of animals and man | glycogen |
| ______, which forms the walls of plant cells is made of very complex chains of glucose | cellulose |
| cellulose is an important component of _____ _____, substances which are not digested or made into a part of out bodies | dietary fiber |
| ______ _____ slows down digestion and aids the stomach and intestine in the absorption of nutrients. | soluble fiber |
| ______ ______ helps move the undigested wast materials along to keep the intestines clean and healthy. | insoluble fiber |
| the main source of energy for doing things | carbohydrates |
| between 45% and 65% of our total Calorie intake should be from | digestible carbohydrates |
| cereals, bread, potatoes, pasta, and rice are all rich in ______ ______ | starchy carboydrates |
| fruits, honey, cane and beet sugar are all rich in _____ _____ | sugary carbohydrates |
| proteins are made up of simpler molecules called ____ ____, which are the building blocks of proteins | amino acids |
| 10% and 35% of our total Calorie intake should be from what??? | proteins |
| what is: amino acid that cannot be synthesized from scratch by the organism being considered, and therefore must be supplied in its diet. | essential amino acids |
| a proteins that lacks any of the essential amino acids is called? | incomplete protient |