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What is the purpose of an enzyme?

Speed up rate of reaction

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Breaks fat into fatty acids and glycerol

Lipase

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Breaks carbohydrate into smaller sugars

Carbohydrase

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Breaks protein into amino acids

Protease

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1 Mouth 2 Esophagus 3 Stomach 4 Small Intestine 5 Large intestine

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Nutrients from digested food are absorbed in which digestive organ?

Small Intestine

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The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...

Mechanical Digestion

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Define the term 'balanced diet'

A diet containing all nutrients in the correct proportions

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Which nutrient supplies the most energy

Fats

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______________ carbohydrates supply longer lasting energy.

Complex

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Which component of a healthy, balanced diet helps with constipation?

Fibers

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Beri-beri is caused by a deficiency in

Vitamin B1

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Scurvy is caused by a deficiency in

Vitamin C

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Kwashiorkor is caused by a deficiency in

proteins

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To be healthy, you have to cut all the fat from your diet . True or False

False

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