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| water soluble or fat-soluble organic nutrients needed in a small qty. for growth, prevent some diseases, regulating body functions |
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| In-organic nutrients that regulate many chemical reactions in the body |
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| Group of foods such as bread,cereal, rice and pasta containing the same type of nutrients. |
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| Mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into smaill molecules that cells can absorb and use. |
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| Breakdown of food through chewing, mixing and churning |
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| Occurs when enzymes and other chemicals break down large molecules into smaller ones. |
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| A type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body w/o being changed or used up itself. |
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| Waves of muscular contractions that move thru digestive track. |
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| liquid product of digestion. |
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| finger-like projections covering the wall of the small intestine that increase the surface area for food absorption. |
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| any organism that uses oxygen for respiration |
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| any organism that is able to live without oxygen |
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| chemicals produced by some bacteria that are used to limit the growth of other bacteria |
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| organism that uses dead organism as a food source and helps recycle nutrients so they are available for use by other organisms |
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