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Nutrition and Digestion

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The most important energy producing compounds in the cell, that provide energy for living things are called? Carbohydrates
Common sugars (most end in 'ose')? Glucose, Sucrose, Fructose, lactose, maltose
Simple sugars are also called? Monosaccharides
Complex sugars (two sugars combined) are also called? Disaccharides
Monosaccharides and Disaccharides are what kind of carbohydrate? Simple Carbohydrate
Formed by long chains of carbohydrates is a structure called...? Polysaccharides
Polysaccharides are what kind of carbohydrate? Complex carbohydrate
Plants store glucose as the polysaccharide...? Starch
A kind of starch that is manufactured by the cells of animals and man...? Glycogen
The starch that forms he walls of plant cells, that is made of very complex chains of glucose is? Cellulose
Substances which are not digested or made into a part of our bodies are...? Dietary fibers
The first type of Dietary fiber that slows digestion and aids the stomach and intestines is...? Soluble Fiber
The second type of Dietary fiber that helps moved the undigested waste materials along to keep the intestines clean and healthy is...? Insoluble Fiber
The main source of energy for doing things...? Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates should take up how much of our calorie intake? 45-65 percent
Cereals, bread, potatoes, pasta and rice are rich in....? Starchy Carbohydrates
Fruits, honey, and cane and beet sugar are rich in...? Sugary carbohydrates
The building blocks of the body are...? Proteins
What are the building blocks of proteins? Amino Acids
How much of our calorie intake should be proteins? 10-35 percent
Lean meats, fish, poultry, milk, cheese, eggs, whole-grain cereals, soybeans and other legumes and certain vegetables are good examples of... Healthy Proteins
The amino acids that must be obtained through the foods we eat are also called? Essential Amino Acids
A protein that lacks any of the essential amino acids is often referred to as...? An Incomplete Protein
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