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| building blocks of proteins |
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| the bodys main energy source |
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| digestive system process that occurs when chemicals break down large food molecules into smaller ones that can be obsorbed by the body |
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| thin watery productof digestion that moves slowly out of the stomach and into the small intestine |
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| chemical and mechanical process that breaks large down into small molecules so that they can be absorbed by the body |
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| a type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body but is not used up or changed itself in any way duing the reaction |
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| a type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body but is not used up or changed itself in any way duing the reaction |
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| a type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body but is not used up or changed itself in any way duing the reaction |
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| a type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body but is not used up or changed itself in any way duing the reaction |
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| nutrient that provides energy and helps the body absob vitamins;can be saturated or unsaturated |
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| one of five groups of food that contain the same nutrients |
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| digestive system process where food is broken down through chewing, mixing, and churning |
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| inorganic nutrient that regulates many of the bodys chemical reaction;build cells,sends neve impulses, and carries oxygen |
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| waves of muscula contractions that move food through the digestion system |
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| nutrient made up of animo acids that is used for replacement and repair of body cells and has large molecules that contain carbon,hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen |
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| fingerlike projections in the wall of the small intestine that increase the surface area for absorbtion of nutrient molecules |
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| organic water-soluble or fat-soluble nutrient needed in small quanities for growth,regulating body functions, and preventing growing disease |
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