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| building blocks of proteins |
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| the body's main energy source, formed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms |
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| Digestive process that occurs when chemicals break apart food into smaller molecules. |
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| thin, watery product of digestion that moves slowly out of the stomach and into the small intestine |
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| chemical and mechanical process that breaks apart food into smaller molecules |
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| a type of protein that speeds up the rate of chemical reactions in the body but is not used up or changed its self in any way during the reaction |
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| nutrient that provides energy and helps the body absorb vitamins tht can be saturated or can't be saturated |
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| one of five food groups that have the same nutrients |
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| digestive function in whivh food is broken down by chewing, mixing, and churning |
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| inorganic nutrient that regulates many of the body's chemical reactions, builds cells, sends nerve impilses, and carries oxygen |
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| subsantce in food that body uses for cell developement, repair, and growth. |
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| waves of muscular contractioons that move food through the body |
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| nutrient made up of amino acids that is used for replacement and repair of molecules |
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| finger-like projections in the wall of the small intestinethat increases the surface are for absorbtion molecules |
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| Fat-soluble nutrient needed in small quantities for growth, regulating body functions, and preventing disese |
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