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- 5. A disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevated levels of glucose in the blood.
- 8. a property of objects which can be transferred to other objects or converted into different forms, but cannot be created or destroyed.
- 9. a substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.
- 15. Source of energy that comes from food to power the human body.
- 17. The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
- 20. The main extracellular ion for all types of cells.
- 21. A substance that produces an electrically conducting solution when dissolved in a polar solvent, such as water.
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- 1. A simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.
- 2. A mixture of two proteins present in cereal grains, especially wheat, which is responsible for the elastic texture of dough.
- 3. A building or room for the processing, storage, and distribution of milk and milk products.
- 4. A plant-based nutrient that is sometimes called roughage or bulk. It is a type of carbohydrate but, unlike other carbs, it cannot be broken down into digestible sugar molecules.
- 6. A chemical element required as an essential nutrient by organisms to perform functions necessary for life.
- 7. A microorganism, especially one which causes disease.
- 10. The major positive ion (cation) in the fluid surrounding cells in the body.
- 11. Required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's cells, tissues, and organs.
- 12. A sugar of the hexose class found especially in honey and fruit.
- 13. A damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially a particular food, pollen, fur, or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive.
- 14. The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
- 15. Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth.
- 16. Dry hard fruits that does not split open at maturity to release its single seed.
- 18. balance, Another word for "calories." Your ... is the balance of calories consumed through eating and drinking compared to calories burned through physical activity..
- 19. A natural oily substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs.