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What is Vitamin A?
This vitamin is also called ascorbic acid.
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What is brown paper?
The indicator we used in order to test for the presence of fat.
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What are calories?
The unit used to measure the amount of energy in food.
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What is in the mouth?
This is where the digestive process begins.
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What is Vitamin D?
Also known as the "Sunshine" vitamin.
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What is carbon dioxide?
A colorless, odorless gas given off by animals. It was the "evidence" that acid was present in our experiments.
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What is peristalsis?
The muscle contractions in the esophagus which push the food you eat into your stomach.
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What is indophenol?
The indicator that is used to test for vitamin c.
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What is unsaturated fat?
The kind of fat considered to be the healthiest fats. This type of fat includes olive oil, grape seed oil, and vegetable oils.
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What is cholesterol?
Often found in fatty foods, too much of this waxy substance can clog the arteries and lead to heart attack or stroke.
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What are villi?
The thousands of finger-like organs found in your small intestine which absorb nutrients and send them to the blood stream.
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What is scurvy?
A lack of vitamin c causes this disease,which symptoms include sores, bleeding gums, and fatigue.
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What is to protect your organs, to store energy, to make you feel full, to make food taste better.
What are two benefits of getting enough fat in your diet?
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What are the sphincter muscles?
These muscles are the "doors" between the esophagus and the stomach and the stomach and the small intestine.
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What is 13?
The number of vitamins that have been identified by scientists.
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What is a chemical reaction?
A change that occurs as a result of mixing two or more materials together. The new substance formed has properties different from the original.
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What are enzymes.
Saliva is one, as are those present in your stomach which help break down food.
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