Summary: Your Biology 2A | gerard smits

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  • 1 Respiration system

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  • What happens when fuel is burned

    It disappears and other substances appear we call that combustion products
  • 2.1 Food and nutrients

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  • Foodstuffs contain alle kinds of nutrients. What are nutrients?

    Nutrients are the usable components in food.
  • What foodstuffs contain a lot of carbohydrates?

    • potatoes (contain starch)
    • jam (contains sugar)
    • bread
    • rice
    • pasta     
  • What foodstuffs contain a lot of fat?

    • chips
    • frites
    • snacks
    • oil
    • mayonaise
    • slagroom      
  • What foodstuffs contain a lot of water?

    • all drinks
    • fruit
    • some vegetables  
  • What nutrient (mineral) provides the strength of bone tissue?

    Calcium phosphate.
  • 2.2 Testing for starch and glucose

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  • With what can we demonstrate the presence of starch?

    With iodine solution
  • 2.3 Healthy food

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  • The basis of healthy nutrition is variation. What is variation?

    To use all the products that you eat and drink

    in the right proportions and
    in the right quantities
  • What is food poisoning?

    Food poisoning is an infection caused by eating food that has been contaminated with chemicals, bateria or other germs.
  • Eating fatty fish is good for rheumatism (rheumatoid arthritis). What is rheumatoid arthritis?

    Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic condition involving inflammation of the joints.

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