It is used in excretion, in the blood, in sweating ,and in chemical reactions
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What is fat used for?
It is used for insulation
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What are carbohydrates used for?
They are used for energy; sugar carbs give it short term, whereas starchy carbs give it long term
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What are vitamins and minerals used for?
Vitamins are needed for the body to work properly. Fat soluble vitamins are found in fatty foods and animal products. It is not necessary to eat those foods everyday as thebody stores them. Water soluble, however, can not be stored and are necessary.
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Name some vitamins
Vitamins A (healthy skin and good eyesight), B (Healthy nerves), D (Good teeth and bones), and E
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Name some minerals
Calcium and iron
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What is fibre used for?
It keeps waste moving
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What is protein used for?
Growth and repair
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What is the RDA?
Recomended daily allowance- the amount of a particular nutrient a person should eat to stay healthy
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What does the eat healthy plate suggest?
Its suggests we should have more fruit and veg and carbs, a smaller amount of meat and dairy, and a tiny amount of fat
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What is a balanced diet?
It means that you balance all the nutrients, not having more than you should/
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What is the test for sugar?
Benedict solution turns from blue to yellow, green, or red in the presence of glucose
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What is the test for fat?
Shake or crush the food to make it dissolve. Filter or dilute the food and ethanol mix so that you get a clear liquid (a solution of fat in ethanol). Add this to a test tube of water. A white (milk-like) emulsion indicates the presence of fats or oil
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What is the test for protein?
Buiret solution is a blue liquid that changes to purple when proteins are present
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What is the test for starch?
The iodine test is used to test for the presence of starch. It turns from red to blue/black.
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The fate of a cheese sandwich!
It is chewed by the teeth in the mouth, and saliva is added from the salivary glands.
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The fate of a cheese sandwich! continued part 2
It goes down the gullet, pushed down by muscles contracting. Then it gets mad into even smaller particles in the stomach, with stomach acid, and the nutrients are absorbed by the liver.
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The fate of a cheese sandwich! continued part 3
The pancreas produces important hormones and enzymes to break down the food. It then goes to the intestines to be broken up further. The waste goes through the large intestine. It then goes to the rectum and anus and is excreted
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What is amylase?
Amylase is an enzyme that helps digest carbohydrates. It is made in the pancreas and the glands that make saliva.
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At what temperatures does amylase work best?
It works best at body temperature, around 37 degrees Celsius
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What does Water do?
Back
It is used in excretion, in the blood, in sweating ,and in chemical reactions
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