Food and Nutrition 음식과 영양 관련 단어 영영풀이

[Food and Nutrition 음식과 영양 관련 단어 영영풀이]

 

agriculture

noun : the science or practice of farming and raising livestock

calorie

noun : a unit that measures the amount of energy in food

carbohydrates

noun : food substances, such as sugars and starches, which provide an organism with energy

carnivore

noun : an animal that only eats meat

cell

noun : the smallest independently functioning unit in an organism

diet

noun : the type of food that humans and other animals regularly eat

digestion

noun : the action of breaking down food for use by the body

energy

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

esophagus

noun : the muscle-lined tube that carries food from the throat to the stomach

exercise

noun : physical activity done for the purpose of being fit and healthy

fiber

noun : food substances that cannot be digested but which help the process of digestion

food

noun : a source of energy for living things

food pyramid

noun : a pyramid-shaped model showing recommended proportions of food types in a balanced diet

health

noun : the state of physical and mental well-being

herbivore

noun : an animal that only eats plants

inorganic

adjective : not having to do with or coming from living organisms

large intestine

noun : the thick, lower end of the digestive system, in which water is removed from digested food

liver

noun : the large excretory organ that filters blood and helps with digestion

molecule

noun : the smallest part of a substance that can exist by itself, made of two or more atoms

nutrients

noun : substances that living things need to live, stay healthy, and grow

omnivore

noun : an animal that eats both plants and animals

organic

adjective : having to do with or coming from living organisms

organism

noun : a living thing

oxygen

noun : a gas that has no color, taste, or smell and that most animals need to live

pancreas

noun : an organ that produces a fluid to help digest food

photosynthesis

noun : the process by which chlorophyll in plant cells transforms sunlight, water, air, and nutrients into food

protein

noun : an essential nutrient found in the cells of all living things

respiration

noun : the process by which cells produce energy from stored sugars

saliva

noun : a liquid in the mouth that mixes with food to help begin digestion; spit

small intestine

noun : the thin, coiled part of the digestive system in which nutrients are removed from food and released into the bloodstream

starch

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

stomach

noun : an organ in the body that creates acid and enzymes that digest food

villi

noun : tiny ribbonlike structures lining the walls of the small intestine, through which molecules of food enter the bloodstream

vitamins

noun : natural substances, usually found in food, that many living things need for health and normal growth

 

 

carbon dioxide

noun : an invisible gas that is formed by the chemical breakdown or burning of organic substances, such as fossil fuels, and that is absorbed by plants during photosynthesis

chlorophyll

noun : a substance in green plants that can turn water, air, and sunlight into food

enzyme

noun : a protein in plants and animals that causes certain natural chemical reactions

glucose

noun : a simple sugar made by plants during photosynthesis that is an important source of energy for all living things

lipids

noun : fats and oils

primary consumer

noun : an organism in a food chain that eats producers (plants)

producer

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

ruminant

noun : an even-toed hoofed mammal that has a multi-chambered stomach and chews its cud

secondary consumer

noun : an organism in a food chain that eats animals and may also eat plants

stomata

noun : tiny openings in leaves and stems that allow gases to enter and exit