Health & Nutrition

1. The things that people and animals eat.

• Air
• Food
• Water
• Rocks

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The power or ability to do things.

• Speed
• Strength
• Energy

• Weakness

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Organism that produce (make) their own food through photosynthesis.

• Carnivores
• Herbivores

• Omnivores
• Producer

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Organisms that cannot make their own food and consume (eat) other organisms and producers for food.

• Omnivore
• Consumers

• Photosynthesis
• Autotroph

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Something that is found in food that living beings take in to live and grow.

• nutrient
• poison
• toxin
• harmful substance

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Protein is used by the human body to

• Build and repair tissues
• Support the function of the nervous system
• Regulate body temperature
• Produce energy for the body

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The measurement of how much energy is in food.

• Carbohydrate content
• Calorie content
• Fat content
• Protein content

Why does your body need nutritious food?

• nutritious food will make you better able to adapt to your environment

• so that you can attract a mate and reproduce

• the foods you eat influence your overall health and wellness

A unit of heat that measures the energy used by the body is

• inch
• pound
• calorie
• gallon

the process of using food and its substances to help your body have energy, grow, develop, and work properly

• Exercise
• Sleep
• Medication
• Nutrition

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