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AQA GCSE Biology B1.1.1 Diet and Exercise
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- 1What does a healthy diet consist of?The right balance of the
different foods you need and the right amount of energy. - 2What are Carbohydrates, fats and proteins used for in the body?To release energy and to build cells
- 3What foods contain carbohydrates?Pasta, Potatoes, Bread and Sugar
- 4Why are Mineral ions and vitamins needed in the body?For healthy functioning of the body
- 5Where are proteins found?In meat, fish, eggs, nuts and lentils
- 6What is the function of proteins?To build new tissue and for growing and repairing damaged tissue
- 7Where are fats found?Butter, lard and oils
- 8What is the function of fats?Provides stored energy
- 9Why is water needed in the body?As all chemical reactions in the body takes place in a watery environment
- 10Where is fiber found?Found in fruit and vegetables
- 11What is the function of fiber?Gives bulk to faeces to allow body to remove quickly and efficiently
- 12How does a person loose mass?When the energy content
of the food taken in is less than the amount of energy expended by the body - 13What does exercise increase?The amount of energy expended by the body
- 14What is the metabolic rate?The rate at which all the chemical reactions in the cells of the body are carried out
- 15What affects the metabolic rate?-The amount of activity you do
-The proportion of muscle to fat in your body.
-Inherited factors. - 16What is cholesterol?A type of fat required to make cell membrane
- 17What does too much cholesterol lead to?Blocked arteries which can lead to a heart attack
- 18What is type two diabetes?A disease which is linked to being overweight and means you cannot control blood sugar levels.
- 19What is blood sugar levels not being controlled linked to?Insulin not working with the cells in the body to take sugar out of the blood.
- 20What is a factor that can affect health?Inherited factors
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