Question

name qunisha francise date 9/11/25 class 2nd hour
chapter 5 nutrients at work
content and academic vocabulary
english language arts
fill in the blank
directions complete each sentence with the term from the list that fits best.
content vocabulary

• malnutrition
• anemia
• dietary reference intake
• recommended dietary allowance (rda)
• adequate intake
• digestion
• enzyme
• esophagus
• peristalsis
• basal metabolism
• chyme
• pancreas
• absorption
• villi
• glucose
• glycogen
• metabolism
• oxidation
• calories

academic vocabulary

• maintain
• vital

1. people who do not eat enough foods with iron may develop ________.
2. ________ is used to recommend how much of a nutrient someone should eat when not enough scientific information is available.
3. a special protein that helps to trigger a chemical reaction is an ________.
4. ________ is poor nourishment, resulting from a lack of nutrients.
5. ________ is the energy burned when you maintain your body’s autonomic functions, such as breathing, digesting food, and building or repairing tissue.
6. when molecules combine with oxygen in a chemical reaction, it is called ________.
7. the stomach breaks down food into ________, which is a thick liquid.
8. fingerlike projections called ______ in the small intestine make it possible for nutrients to move into the bloodstream through ______.
9. ______ is blood sugar, and ______ is the form in which it is stored.
10. ______ is the use of nutrients to provide energy, measured in ______.
11. the ______ connects the stomach to the mouth and performs a smooth, rhythmic motion called ______ to move food through itself.
12. nutrients are ______ parts of food that ______, or uphold, body tissues.
13. ______ is the amount of nutrients for people of a certain age and gender, and ______ is the amount needed by 98% of people within that age and gender group.
14. the ________ is an organ that secretes digestive fluid into the small intestine.
15. ________ breaks down and changes food into forms the body can use for energy.

Explanation:

Question 1

Iron deficiency is known to cause anemia, which matches the context of people not eating enough iron - rich foods.

When there's insufficient scientific information, Adequate Intake is used to recommend nutrient intake, so this term fits the description.

Enzymes are special proteins that act as catalysts to trigger chemical reactions in the body, so this term is appropriate.

Answer:

anemia

Question 2