Name(Nick Name & Last name) First Tatanant Class #10
Nutrition Unit Review
Directions: Student use the PowerPoint notes from Edmodo to answer
the following questions.
1. Essential Question: What is the importance of food
and nutrition?
Ans : As an energy source To heal,build,and repair tissue To
sustain growth To transport oxygen to cells and To regulate
body functions
2. Identify the 3 classes of nutrients that supply your
body with energy
Ans : Carbohydrates,Proteins and Fats
3. Explain how the body obtains energy from foods
Ans : The body uses the nutrient to build, repair, and heal
itself
4. Describe the roles that carbohydrates, fats, and proteins
play in your body
Ans : They are all energy source, and building material for
all your body cells.
5. _Everything_____ you eat contains _nutrients_____.
6. _proper balance________of nutrients during the teen
years can improve your health through_adulthood______.
7. My body uses nutrients to _build____, _repair_____, _and
heal____, itself.
8. Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are
_nutrients________________ that provide energy.
9. _Carbohydrates___, _Proteins___, _Fats___, _Vitamins__,
_Minerals__, and Water___ are the _6__ nutrients that gives
your body what it needs.
10. Which nutrient has more calories per
gram?_Carbohydrate____
11. Describe 3 challenges you experienced while completing the
30 day water challenge.
Ans : - I feel more fresh
- I go to toilet more often
- I need to be aware to drink water
12. What are 3 types of carbohydrates?
Ans : Simple,Complex,Fiber
13. What types of sugars are glucose and fructose?
Ans : Simple Carbohydrates
14. List 2 examples of a polysaccharides?
Ans : Starch and sugar
15. Explain why Glucose is important?
Ans : Glucose can be stored in your body’s tissue and used
later.
16. What is glycogen?
Ans : A substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of
carbohydrates. It is a polysaccharide that forms glucose on
hydrolysis.
17. Define carbohydrates
Ans : A nutrient that provides energy or fuel to your body.
18. Look at slide 31 types of protein. What is a DNA Codon
Chart ( research on google and APA citation)
Ans : A DNA Coden is a genetic code.
19. What are essential amino acids? From what source do you
obtain essential amino acids?
Ans : Essential amino acids are the nutrition that the body
can make and some must get from food.
20. What are essential amino acids?
Ans : Essential amino acids are the nutrition that the body
can make and some must get from food.
21. From what source do you obtain essential amino acids?
Ans : From food such as animal sources and soy.
22. Which nutrients supply your body with energy
Ans : Carbohydrates and Proteins
23. How many essential amino acids are there?
Ans : 9 essential amino acids
24. What are non-essential amino acids?
Ans : Body produce by itself
25. How many amino acids does your body produce?
Ans : 11 amino acids
26. Define proteins
Ans : Proteins are large biomolecules, or macromolecules,
consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
27. What are Dietary fats composed of?
Ans : Fatty acids
28. What are the types of fat?
Ans : Saturated fats, unsaturated fats and trans fats.
29. Which fat is better for you?
Ans : Unsaturated fats
30. Why is Cholesterol important for your body?
Ans : We need a small amount of blood cholesterol because the
body uses it to: build the structure of cell membranes.
31. Which cholesterol is better HDL or LDL?
Ans : HDL
32. Does Vitamin, Minerals and water provide you energy? Which
nutrients provide your body with energy?
Ans : No, it does not. Carbohydrates and protein.
33. What are vitamins
Ans : A vitamin is an organic molecules(or related set of
molecules) which is an essential micronutrient that an
organism needs in small quantities for the proper functioning
of its metabolism
34. Describe the function of Water soluble vitamins and Fat
soluble vitamins
Ans : Vitamins are essential nutrients that your body needs in
small amounts to function. The water -soluble vitamins - C and
the B-complex vitamins-dissolve in water before your body can
absorb them. Fat soluble vitamins - A,D,E, and K - dissolve in
fat and can be stored in your liver and fat tissue until
needed.
35. What does the word soluble mean? (Google this and include
apa citation)
Ans : Able to be dissolved, especially in water.
36. What are minerals?
Ans : A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence.
37. Which 24 minerals are listed as good for your health?
(Google & APA Citation)
Ans :
Calcium,Phosphorus,Potassium,Sulfur,Sodium,Chloride,Magnesium,
Iron,Zinc,Copper,Manganese,Iodine,and
Selenium,Molybdenum,Chromium,and fluoride.
38. What does prefix Osteo mean? What does the suffix Porosis
mean? What is Osteoporosis?
Ans : prefix Osteo- Appears for instance in osteoarthritis,
osteochondroma osteodystrophy, osteogenesis, osteomyelitis,
osteopathy, osteopetrosis, osteoporosis, osteosarcoma, etc.
suffix Porosis- abnormal condition. Osteoporosis. Loss of
bone density resulting in spaces/pores within bone.
Osteoporosis- a medical condition in which the bones become
brittle and fragile from loss of tissue
39. List at least 4 plant based sources which you can get
calcium
Ans : Kale,Broccoli,Leeks,Edamame.
40. Click on the link and watch the video Water
41. What are some functions of water?
Ans : - Moves food through the digestive system
- Digests Carbohydrates and Proteins
- Aids chemical reactions in the body
- Transports nutrients and removing wastes
- Stores and releases heat
- Cools the body through perspiration
- Cushions the eyes, brain, and spinal cord
- Lubricates the joints
42. What happens to your brain when you are dehydrated? (Video
slide 66, or google, APA citation)
Ans : your body will be unable to perform its normal functions
including attention and memory. Dehydration affects sodium and
electrolyte levels in the body, which has also been linked to
cognitive changes.
43. Can a person die from drink too much water in short period
of time? Yes or No. What is this called?(hint… video clip on
water)
Ans : Yes, a person can die from drinking too much of water in
a short period of time. This is because it can cause the level
of salt or sodium in your blood to drop too low. This
condition is called hyponatremia or water intoxication.
44. What is a calorie?
Ans : unit of energy
45. How many kilocalories are in Carbohydrates Protein and
Fats
Ans : Carbohydrates 4 kcal
Proteins 4 kcal
Fats 9 kcal
46.How does eating calcium-rich foods as a teen protect your
lifelong health?
Ans : Prevent osteoporosis
47. What is obesity?
Ans : People that are overweight
48. What is BMI
Ans : Body Mass Index
49. Look at your weight and your height and find your BMI.
Ans : My BMI is 16.5 (underweight)
50. What health trends do these statistics reveal?
● In 1965, 4.6% of teens were overweight.
● 1980, 5.0% of teens were overweight
● Today, 18.4% of teens are overweight.
51. Quick write (answer the question in a paragraph): What
kinds of weight trends have you noticed in families you know?
Ans : I think heathy weight will have a good body
52. List 5 ways you can maintain a healthy weight according to
your height.
Ans : Eat healthy food and exercise
53. Review the powerpoint notes on the Digestive system.
Complete the digestive system diagram.
54. Read an obesity article on teenhealth.org
