Question

1. choose the best answer. a substance needed by the body to live, grow, and perform other necessary life functions is __. a nutrient chronic nutrition a diet 3) choose the best answer. the process of gaining nutrients from the foods one eats is called __. diet health nutrient nutrition

Explanation:

• For the first question, a nutrient is a substance the body needs for life - processes like living, growing etc. "Chronic" refers to long - term conditions, "nutrition" is the overall process related to nutrients, and "a diet" is a set of foods one eats.
• For the second question, nutrition is the process of obtaining nutrients from food. "Diet" is about food intake, "health" is a general state of well - being, and "nutrient" is the substance itself, not the process.

Answer:

1. A. a nutrient
2. D. nutrition