Biomedical Sciences Unit 3 Section 1
Key Terms Exam Questions and
Answers
Calories - ANSWER-Body's energy currency
Fat - ANSWER-A nutrient that is important to the body
unsaturated fat - ANSWER-Fat or fatty acid in which there is at least one chain double
bond within fatty acid
saturated fat - ANSWER-Fats that are evenly filled out with hydrogen
Cholesterol - ANSWER-Found in most body tissues
Carbohydrates - ANSWER-Any of a large group of compounds
Fiber - ANSWER-Substance formed of such threads
Sugar - ANSWER-Sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants
Protein - ANSWER-Dietary components
High Fructose corn syrup - ANSWER-Common sweetener
hydrogenated vegetable oil - ANSWER-When you add hydrogen to the liquid vegetable
oil
vitamins - ANSWER-Organic compounds - essential for normal growth
minerals - ANSWER-Relevant to human nutrition
Atom - ANSWER-The smallest particle of an element that can exist either alone in in
combination
Calorie - ANSWER-The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g
water by 1○C. the Calorie (with a capital C), usually used to indicate the energy content
of food, is a kilocalorie.
Chemical bond - ANSWER-An attractive force that holds together atoms, ions, or
groups of atoms in a molecule or compound
Key Terms Exam Questions and
Answers
Calories - ANSWER-Body's energy currency
Fat - ANSWER-A nutrient that is important to the body
unsaturated fat - ANSWER-Fat or fatty acid in which there is at least one chain double
bond within fatty acid
saturated fat - ANSWER-Fats that are evenly filled out with hydrogen
Cholesterol - ANSWER-Found in most body tissues
Carbohydrates - ANSWER-Any of a large group of compounds
Fiber - ANSWER-Substance formed of such threads
Sugar - ANSWER-Sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants
Protein - ANSWER-Dietary components
High Fructose corn syrup - ANSWER-Common sweetener
hydrogenated vegetable oil - ANSWER-When you add hydrogen to the liquid vegetable
oil
vitamins - ANSWER-Organic compounds - essential for normal growth
minerals - ANSWER-Relevant to human nutrition
Atom - ANSWER-The smallest particle of an element that can exist either alone in in
combination
Calorie - ANSWER-The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g
water by 1○C. the Calorie (with a capital C), usually used to indicate the energy content
of food, is a kilocalorie.
Chemical bond - ANSWER-An attractive force that holds together atoms, ions, or
groups of atoms in a molecule or compound
