Nutrition, digestion and excretion

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Which element is present in proteins but not in carbohydrates?
Nitrogen is present in proteins but not in carbohydrates
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Which elements are present in fats and oils?
Fats and oils contain hydrogen, as well as carbon and oxygen.
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What are lipids made from?
Lipids (fats and oils) are made from fatty acids and glycerol
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What are enzymes?
Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts
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What happens to the activity of an enzyme as the temperature is increased?
The activity of an enzyme increases as the temperature increases. Then it decreases again above an optimum temperature, as the it becomes denatured
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What can happen to someone with too little vitamin A in their diet?
Vitamin A is needed to maintain good vision. Vitamin A deficiency can lead to night blindness.
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What can happen to someone with too little vitamin C in their diet?
Vitamin C is needed to help wound healing. Vitamin C deficiency can lead to scurvy.
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What can happen to someone with too little vitamin D in their diet?
Vitamin D is needed to maintain healthy bones and teeth, and too little in the diet leads to rickets.
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Which elements are present in fats and oils?

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Fats and oils contain hydrogen, as well as carbon and oxygen.

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What are lipids made from?

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What are enzymes?

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What happens to the activity of an enzyme as the temperature is increased?

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