a study of how the body uses and consumes food

Year 11 Food Tech Nutrition Flashcards

1

When the body has used its stores of fat and carbohydrate what nutrient does it use?

fibre
botox
sugar
protein

2

The term saccharide means

protein
amino acids
sugar
carbohydrates

3

Fat insulates the body -keeps it warm

false
true

4

meat, fish, eggs. cheese and milk are examples of

minerals
carbohydrates
proteins
vitamins

5

Vitamins and minerals help the body fight disease

true
false

6

The term poly means

two
one
many
a few

7

There are six food nutrients

false
true

8

The term used for fats and oils is

margarines
nutrient
carbohydrates
lipids

9

The building block of a protein is

polypeptides
saccharides
peptides
amino acids

10

Amino acids can be fibrous and

blobular
nebulous
globular
incredulous

11

Macro means

major
least important
minor
most important

12

Poly means

many
one

13

How many amino acids are there?

12
8
6
10

14

Nutrition is

a study of how the body uses and consumes food
a study of how the body uses food
a word used to tell us about food
a study

15

The macro nutrients are

protein, carbohydrate and fats
water and cellulose
water, fat and carbohydrates
vitamins and minerals

Year 11 Food Tech Nutrition

Questions 15

Year 11 Food Tech Nutrition

Questions 15