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Just as gasoline fuels a car, what gives your body its energy?
What provides the body with energy to perform actions?
How can the available energy in food be measured?
How many kilocalories does the average teenager need per day?
What is a calorie?
What are nutrients?
What are minerals?
What are some examples of foods that contain polysaccharides?
What percentage of saturated and unsaturated fats does the American Heart Association recommend a diet
include?
Where does the body get raw materials needed for growth and repair?
What is the name of the small building blocks (monomers) that make a protein?
What type of cooking oil is recommended for a diet low in saturated fats?
How much water should you drink every day?
What is the main common component of blood, lymph and body fluids?
What are three ways in which water is lost from the body?
What are three things that may occur if a person does not take in enough water to replace water that is lost?
What are some characteristics of the sweating process?
What does the Food Guide Pyramid generally state in terms of grains and meat products?
What food groups would be found in a sandwich of only ham and mayonnaise?
How many food groups are described in the Food Guide Pyramid?
From which level(s) of the Food Guide Pyramid should more foods be eaten?
Which of the Food Guide Pyramid food groups contain few valuable vitamins?
What is the name of the organ that connects the pharynx to the stomach?
What are some characteristics of the stomach?
What are three functions of the pancreas?
How does the pancreas assist in nutrition?
What is the enzyme found in saliva that breaks down chemical bonds between sugar monomers in starches?
Where in the digestive system does chemical digestion begin?
What is mechanical digestion and how does it involve the stomach?
What is chyme?
What organ of the digestive system would wastes pass through as they are moved into the rectum?
What is the primary function of the large intestine?
What is the name of the vessel that takes blood away from the kidneys?
What are the main functions of the kidneys?
What is the function of the excretory system?
What are the main organs in the excretory system?
What are the major components of a nephron?
How much of the filtrate’s water that enters Bowman’s capsule is reabsorbed into the blood?
What process in the kidneys removes both useful substances and wastes from the blood?
What controls the activity of the kidneys?
How do the kidneys respond when the kidneys detect an increase in salt?
How are hormones involved in controlling the activity of the kidneys?
What is dialysis?
Dialysis performs the functions of which excretory system organ?
What two materials are removed from the blood through dialysis?
Which organic compound is the main source of energy for the body?
What does every cell in the human body need for critical processes and reactions to take place?
What do digestive enzymes found in the small intestine break down?
What is the name of the muscle contractions of the esophagus that moves food into the stomach?
Why is excretion important for the human body?