nutrition 2000 exam 2-
Auburn (Brown)
questions and answers
Is nutrition the process of providing or obtaining
the food necessary for health and growth? - answer
yes
Is this test on carbohydrates and lipids? - answer
yes
carbohydrates are... - answer ideal nutrients
ideal nutrients: - answer -meet the body's energy
needs
-feed brain and nervous system
-keeps digestive system fit
-keep the body lean
2 types of carbohydrates - answer digestible and
indigestible
,complex carbohydrates - answer long chains of
sugar units arranged to form starch or fiber (also
called polysaccharides)
simple carbohydrates - answer sugars, including
both single sugar units and linked pairs of sugar
units.
The basic sugar unit is a molecule containing six
carbon atoms, together with oxygen and hydrogen
atoms
when are disaccharides digested - answer before
absorption
the 3 types of monosaccharides join together to
make - answer the 3 disaccharide's
starch (polysaccharides): - answer -Plant storage
form of glucose
-Packed in granules in plant's seeds
-Amylose and amylopectin
glycogen - answer the animal form storage of
glucose
why do we need carbohydrates - answer -Critical
and primary energy source
-play a vital role in functioning body tissues
(for Nerve cells, red blood cells, and brain)
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