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Green River College: BIOL 100 Unit 3 Notes Latest Updated Chapter 6: Energy for life Learning Objectives: 1. Identify the cellular structure where photosynthesis occurs and describe its function. 2. State the overall chemical equation for photosynthesis. 3. Recognize what is meant by the terms reduction and oxidation. 4. Describe the function of photosynthetic pigments. 5. Explain the flow of electrons in the light reactions. 6. Explain how ATP and NADPH are generated in the light reac...

Leading Cause of Death in United States - 1. Heart Disease 2. Cancer Lifestyle - a person's way of living that includes diet, physical activity habits, use of drugs such as tobacco and alcohol, and other typical patterns of health-related behavior 6 classes of nutrients - - carbohydrates - fats and other lipids, - proteins - vitamins - minerals - water Carbohydrates - Source of energy (most forms) Lipids - Source of energy (fats), cellular development, physical growth and development...

WGU C458 Objective Assessment Review (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Health, Fitness, and Wellness | Qs & As| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Answers) Q: slow the aging process. Reduce cellular damage by binding with free radicals produced during oxidation reactions Answer: Antioxidants Q: the energy-yielding reactions in which either an oxygen atom adds an electron to or a hydrogen atom removes an electron from a substrate (a group of atoms or molecule)—the net result is a substr...

Define nutrition - Answer the science that studies how nutrients and compounds in foods nourish and affect body functions and health What are the essential nutrients? - Answer carbohydrates protein fat vitamins minerals water Define macronutrients - Answer energy-yielding nutrients needed in higher amounts (carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins) Define micronutrients - Answer energy-yielding nutrients needed in smaller amounts (vitamins, minerals) Define organic nut...

The Science of Nutrition - Answer--The study of nutrients in food and the body's handling of them -How food nourishes our body -How food influences our health -Nutrition contributes to wellness Wellness - Answer--The absence of disease -Physical, emotional, and spiritual health -Critical components: Nutrition, Physical activity Food - Answer--Animal or plant product that can be taken into the body to yield nutrients Nutrients - Answer--Substances obtained from food that are indispensabl...

Nutrients correct answers Chemical substances obtained from food and required for proper body function Nutrition correct answers Scientific study of nutrients and how your body uses them Diet correct answers Person's usual pattern of food choices The more ______ a food is the more vitamins, minerals, and other substances it has lost. correct answers Refined 6 Nutrients correct answers Carbohydrates Proteins Lipids Vitamins Minerals Water Young women have more ______ and l...

In general, what are some factors that influence a person's food choices? Correct Answer-Income, education, occupation, ethnic identity, nutritional knowledge, current health status, values, social interactions, personal preference⇒household structure, composition, and traditions What is the leading cause of death in the United States? Correct Answer-Heart disease Which of the ten leading causes of death can be attributed, at least in part, to a person's diet? Correct Answer-Heart dise...

Vitamin C Function - tissue building, metabolism, iron absorption Foods- citrus fruit juices, tomato, green leafy vegetables, peppers Deficiency of vitamin c- scurvy (symptoms)- bleeding, joint pain, swollen gums, increase intake during times of stress and illness Smokers need more vitamin C Water soluble vitamins - Vitamin c, b-complex, thiamin b1 riboflavin b2, niacin b3 pyridoxine b6, pantothenic acid, biotin, folate, cobalmin b12 Fat soluble vitamins - Vitamins A, D, E, K Fat solub...

Vitamins A & C, thiamin, calcium, and magnesium are considered... A) water-soluble vitamins B) fat-soluble vitamins C) energy nutrients D) micronutrients Correct Answer-D) micronutrients Malnutrition plays a role in which of the following? a) Obesity b) iron-deficiency anemia c) scurvy d) all of the above Correct Answer-d) all of the above Ten grams of fat... a) contain 40 kcal of energy b) contain 90 kcal of energy c) constitute the DRI for an average male adult d) constitute ...

TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION 15TH EDITION ELLIE WHITNEY, SHARON RADY ROLFES et al. All Chapters 2024/2025 (VERIFIED) What is the chief reason most people choose the foods they eat? a. cost b. taste c. convenience d. nutritional value e. habit ANS: B DIF: Bloom's: Remember REF: 1.1 Food Choices OBJ: UNUT.WHRO.16.1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices. 3. A child develops a strong dislike of noodle soup after she consumes a bowl while sick with the flu. ...