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WGU Health Fitness and Wellness Questions and Correct Answers
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WGU Health Fitness and Wellness Questionsand Correct Answers
simple sugars derived from sugar or honey, or complex compounds cereals and
potatoes
✓ ~~~ Carbohydrate
A _________ molecule is composed of smaller structures called amino acids.
are present in every cell, in enzymes, and in body secretions
✓ ~~~ Protein
are organic compounds that do not readily dissolve in water; based on their
solubility, they are classified into triglycerides (more commonly known as fats),
phospholipids, and sterols.
✓ ~~~ Lipid
are a group of chemical compounds that contain fatty acids, often in very long
strands, are the most concentrated source of energy in the diet
✓ ~~~ Fats Triglycerides
fats that are liquid at room temperture
✓ ~~~ oils
,needed by the body are calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, sodium, chloride,
and magnesium, inorganic
✓ ~~~ minerals
organic compounds required by every part of the body to maintain health and
prevent disease
✓ ~~~ vitamins
compounds containing a carbon-hydrogen bond
✓ ~~~ organic compounds
simple compounds which contain carbon
✓ ~~~ inorganic compounds
is used to build cell membranes and brain and other nervous tissue. helps the body
produce steroid hormones needed for the regulation of blood sugar, salt and water
balance, production of bile acids needed for digestion, and reproduction.
✓ ~~~ cholesterol
Vitamins and minerals are considered essential nutrients—because acting in
concert, they perform hundreds of roles in the body. They help shore up bones, heal
wounds, and bolster your immune system. They also convert food into energy, and
repair cellular damage.
, ✓ ~~~ Describe how minerals, vitamins and nutrients enable the proper functioning of
the human body.
a substance that inhibits oxidation, especially one used to counteract the
deterioration of stored food products.
✓ ~~~ What are antioxidants? and
4 calories per gram of carbohydrate
✓ ~~~ Carbohydrate calorie
4 calories per gram
✓ ~~~ Protein calorie
9 calories per gram
✓ ~~~ Fat calorie
fatty acid chains have all or predominantly single bonds. A fat is made of two kinds of
smaller molecules: glycerol and fatty acids. Fats are made of long chains of carbon
atoms
✓ ~~~ Saturated fat
fat or fatty acid in which there is at least one double bond within the fatty acid chain.
A fatty acid chain is monounsaturated if it contains one double bond, and
polyunsaturated if it contains more than one double bond
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