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the science of farming and raising livestock

agriculture(noun)

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units used for measuring the amount of energy

in food

calories(noun)


organic nutrients, including sugars

and starches, that can provide an organism

with energy

carbohydrates(noun)


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an invisible, odorless gas that is used during

photosynthesis and given off as a waste product

during respiration

carbon dioxide(noun)

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an animal that only eats other animals

carnivore(noun)


the smallest independently functioning

unit in an organism

cell(noun)





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a material in green plants that can turn

water, air, and sunlight into food

chlorophyll(noun)

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a fatty substance found in animal foods that is unhealthy for

humans when consumed in large quantities

cholesterol(noun)


an organism in a food chain that eats a producer or another consumer

consumer(noun)





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an organism in a food chain that breaks down

organic material

decomposer(noun)

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the types of food that an animal regularly eats

diet(noun)


a series of chemical reactions that break food down into forms that the

body can use

digestion(noun)





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the power to do work, make a change, or move objects

energy(noun)

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proteins that speed up a chemical reaction

in the body

enzymes(noun)


the muscle-lined tube down which food

passes from the throat to the stomach

esophagus(noun)





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physical activity undertaken for the purpose of being fit

and healthy

exercise(noun)

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a type of lipid found in plants and animals that is a necessary

nutrient in small amounts

fat(noun)


a food substance that cannot be digested but which helps the process of digestion

fiber(noun)





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a plate-shaped model showing recommended

proportions of food types in a balanced diet

food plate(noun)

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a simple sugar made by plants during

photosynthesis that is an important source

of energy for all living things

glucose(noun)


a condition of well-being in which an organism

is free of illness or injury

health(noun)





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an animal that only eats plants

herbivore(noun)

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not having to do with or coming from living organisms

inorganic(adjective)


fats and oilslipids(noun)





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the large excretory organ that filters blood and helps with digestion

liver(noun)

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inorganic nutrients required in small amounts

for health and normal growth

minerals(noun)


the smallest part of a substance that can exist by itself, made

of two or more atoms bonded together

molecule(noun)





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substances in food or soil that organisms need to live, stay healthy,

and grow

nutrients(noun)

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an animal that eats both plants and animals

omnivore(noun)


having to do with or coming from living organisms

organic(adjective)





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a living thingorganism(noun)

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an invisible, odorless gas essential for life that makes up part of the air

oxygen(noun)

Food and Nutrition

an organ that produces a fluid to help digest food

pancreas(noun)





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Food and Nutrition

the process by which plants convert energy from the Sun into food

photosynthesis(noun)

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an organism in a food chain that is able to make its own food

producer(noun)


organic nutrients used by the body to grow and

to repair cells

protein(noun)





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the process by which cells produce energy from stored sugars

respiration(noun)

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an even-toed hoofed mammal that has a

multi-chambered stomach and chews its cud

ruminant(noun)


a liquid in the mouth that mixes with food to help

begin digestion

saliva(noun)





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the thin, coiled part of the digestive system, in which nutrients are

removed from food and put into the bloodstream

small intestine(noun)

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a chain of sugars that is made by plants and that makes up

a carbohydrate

starch(noun)


the organ in which food is mixed with

chemicals and becomes partially digested

stomach(noun)





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tiny pores in leaf cells that allow gases

to enter or exit the leaf

stomata(noun)

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tiny ribbonlike structures lining the walls of the

small intestine, through which molecules of food enter the bloodstream

villi(noun)


organic nutrients required in small amounts for health and normal growth

vitamins(noun)





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