Question

name qunisha franciscio date 9/11/20 class 2nd hour
chapter 5 nutrients at work
content and academic vocabulary
english language arts
fill in the blank
directions complete each sentence with the term from the list that fits best.

content vocabulary:

• malnutrition
• anemia
• dietary reference intake
• recommended dietary allowance (rda)
• adequate intake
• digestion
• enzyme
• esophagus
• peristalsis
• basal metabolism
• chyme
• pancreas
• absorption
• villi
• glucose
• glycogen
• metabolism
• oxidation
• calories

academic vocabulary:

• maintain
• vital

1. people who do not eat enough foods with iron may develop ______.
2. ______ is used to recommend how much of a nutrient someone should eat when not enough scientific information is available.
3. a special protein that helps to trigger a chemical reaction is an ______.
4. ______ is poor nourishment, resulting from a lack of nutrients.
5. ______ is the energy burned when you maintain your body’s autonomic functions, such as breathing, digesting food, and building or repairing tissue.
6. when molecules combine with oxygen in a chemical reaction, it is called ______.
7. the stomach breaks down food into ______, which is a thick liquid.
8. fingerlike projections called ____ in the small intestine make it possible for nutrients to move into the bloodstream through ____.
9. ____ is blood sugar, and ____ is the form in which it is stored.
10. ____ is the use of nutrients to provide energy, measured in ____.
11. the ____ connects the stomach to the mouth and performs a smooth, rhythmic motion called ____ to move food through itself.
12. nutrients are ____ parts of food that ____, or uphold, body tissues.
13. ____ is the amount of nutrients for people of a certain age and gender, and ____ is the amount needed by 98% of people within that age and gender group.
14. the ______ is an organ that secretes digestive fluid into the small intestine.
15. ______ breaks down and changes food into forms the body can use for energy.

Explanation:

Question 1

Iron deficiency is a common cause of anemia, so people not eating enough iron - rich foods may develop anemia.

Adequate Intake (AI) is used when there's not enough scientific info to set a Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA), to recommend nutrient intake.

Enzymes are special proteins that act as catalysts to trigger chemical reactions in the body.

Answer:

anemia

Question 2