Nutrient Questions:
1. What 3 factors can nutrients contain?
2. What are the 3 main divisions of nutrients? List each type of category and the type of nutrients
that are part of that category.
3. What is the difference between an essential and a necessary nutrient?
4. Draw an example of a carbohydrate.
5. What is the difference between a monosaccharide, disaccharide and a polysaccharide? List an
example of each.
6. What is the difference between a saturated and an unsaturated fat?
7. When will you find monoglycerides and diglycerides?
8. What are 4 roles of proteins?
9. What is the difference between an amino acid and a protein?
10. What are the two major groups of vitamins?
11. What is the difference between vitamins and minerals?
12. What health concerns surround the use of fat soluble and water-soluble vitamins?
13. Why do we need to ingest vitamins and minerals?
14. What significance does water have in our survival?