Y9 Science Nutrition

Vocabulary: these are the terms you should understand and be able to
use.
absorption
amino acid
anus
appendix
canine
carbohydrate
carnivore
colon
deficiency
digestion
duodenum

egestion
enzyme
fat
fatty acid
fibre
gall bladder
glucose
glycerol
herbivore
ilium
incisor

ingestion
Joule
large intestine
lipid
liver
mineral
molar
mouth
oesophagus
omnivore
pancreas

pre-molar
protein
rectum
salivary gland
small intestine
starch
stomach
sugar
teeth
vitamin
water

Specific Learning Outcomes (SLOs): these are the outcomes that you
should be able to meet. Tick the OK circle when you can successfully
complete that objective.
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I can name the five food groups

I know the recommended serving sizes for each food group
I can categorise common foods into one of the five groups
I can define a nutrient
I can list the five essential nutrients
I can explain the role that specific nutrients play in the body
I can describe the implication of eating too little or too much of
specific nutrients
I can name the parts of the human digestive system
I can describe how food is broken down in each part of the digestive
system
I can explain how nutrients are absorbed in the body
I can compare the digestive systems of different animals
I can relate the digestive system of an organism to its diet