Nutrients and the Digestive System

Match the following nutrients to their use in the body.

• dissolves and transports substances

• water

• store energy, insulate the body

• fibre

• fast source of energy

• proteins

• maintain a healthy gut

• carbohydates

• growth and repair

• lipids (fats and oils)

Match the following nutrients to their building blocks.

• simple sugar

• proteins

• fatty acids + glycerol

• lipids

• amino acids

• carbohydrates

What is the function of these vitamins and minerals?

• helps the body to absorb calcium

• vitamin D

• healthy immune system and skin

• calcium

• helps make red blood cells

• vitamin A

• healthy eyes

• vitamin C

• helps build strong bones and teeth

• iron

Match the nutrient with the correct test.

• Add Benedicts solution + heat

• lipids

• Dissolve in ethanol, then add water

• protein

• Add Biuret solution

• simple sugar

• Add iodine solution

• starch

A student tested a food and got the results shown in the table. Which nutrients did the food contain? Choose all of the nutrients which were present.

• simple sugar

• starch

• protein

• lipids

A student tested a food and got the results shown in the table. Which nutrients did the food contain? Choose all of the nutrients which were present.

• simple sugar

• starch

• protein

• lipids

A student tested a food and got the results shown in the table. Which nutrients did the food contain? Choose all of the nutrients which were present.

• simple sugar

• starch

• protein

• lipids

Click on the oesophagus.

Click on the small intestine.

Click on the mouth.