IHS Flashcards Unit 5 - Macronutrients & Micronutrients

What is an essential nutrient?

What is a non-essential nutrient?

What are the classes of macronutrients (a.k.a. macromolecules) and their component building blocks?

What are the classes of micronutrients?

What does the “macro” in macronutrients mean in Greek?

How does its meaning apply to macronutrients?

What is the primary function of macronutrients?

The body requires macronutrients for…?

The energy provided by macronutrients is stored and used in the body in the form of…?

ATP = ?

What 3 structural similarities do all macronutrients share?

Why are the similarities in structure between macronutrients important?

Why are the structural differences between macronutrients important?

What is a nutrient?

What makes a compound ‘organic’?

Carbs are ___________ for life.