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Vocab Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Autotroph | Able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic such as carbon dioxide |
| Heterotroph | Cannot manufacture its own food |
| Chemoautotroph | Obtain energy through chemical process |
| Photoautotroph | Phototropic organism |
| Calories | Unit of energy |
| Energy | Ability to do work, or produce change. |
| Ingestion | Consumption of an substances by an organism.Starts taking the substance through the mouth which will make a pathway to the gastrointestinal tract |
| Digestion | Ingested food that will be converted into simpler |
| Egestion | Discharge of undigested material (food) |
| Roughage | High in fiber but low in nutrients |
| Cellulose | Carbohydrates that is a polymer composed of glucose units |
| Body Mass Index | Percentage of fat and muscle |
| Absorption | Assimilating substance into cells or across the tissue and the organs |
| Diffusion | Net passive of particles |
| Villi | Small projection on the surface of the mucous membrane |
| Constipation | Small move in the colon |
| Enzyme | Proteins that are folded into complex shapes to allow smaller molecule to fit on them |
| Macromolecules | Contrast micromolecule |
| Bulimia | Eating disorders |
| Anorexia | Reduced appetite or total aversion to food |