Quizlet Carter's Science Stuff

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  1. 1 gram of carbs: provides body with 4 calories of energy
  2. amino acids: half are made by body, made up of protien units
  3. calorie: amout of energy needed to raise the temp. of 1 gram of water by 1 degree celsius
  4. carbohydrates: nutrients composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen the are a major source of energy
  5. cholesterol: waxy, fat like substances, found in animals products, produced by liver
  6. compleate proteins: dairy and meat products are compt., contain all amino acids
  7. complex carbs: made up of many suger molecules, starch, grains
  8. fat-soluble vitamens: vitamens dissloved in fat
  9. fats: high energy containing nutrients made up of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen
  10. fiber: can't be digested, keeps digestive sys. working properly
  11. glucose: major source of energy for bodys cells
  12. incompleate proteins: in veggies and fruit, don't have all amino acids
  13. minerals: nutrients not made by living things, needed to carry out chemical processes
  14. nutrients: substances that providethe raw materials and energy for the body
  15. proteins: nutrients tha tcountain nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon, needed for tissue growth, make chemical reactions within cells
  16. saturated fats: solid at room temp., in many dairy products
  17. simple carbs: aka sugers, and glucose, candy
  18. starch: to be used as energy it has to be broken down into suger molecules
  19. trans fats: man made, used as preservatives, very unhealthy
  20. unsaturated fat: healthyest fat, liquids at room temp.
  21. vitamens: help with chemical reactions in body
  22. water's importance: chemical reaction take place in water, makes up most of bodys fluids, helps with homeostatis
  23. water-soluble vitamens: vitamens dissloved in water
  24. what fats do: form part of cell membrain, fatty tissue coushions body & protects organs