Nutrition

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
V t i
Any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism
2.
S t h
The region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
3.
I i n t s
Food that is a component of a mixture in cooking (plural)
4.
M i a
Solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
5.
M s e
One of the contractile organs of the body
6.
B o
Red liquid pumped around the body by the heart
7.
G a e
A thick fatty oil
8.
D t
The food and drink a person usually has
9.
S r
Sweet white crystals added to food
10.
P i
Round Italian dish with cheese and toppings
11.
V e t a s
Plant foods like carrots and broccoli
12.
F P y r i
13.
C r i s
A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram (plural)
14.
H l h
In good shape and not sick
15.
D a e
An illness that harms the body
16.
F r u
Sweet food that grows on plants (plural)
17.
C r o h d a
An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals (plural)
18.
F s F o
19.
G m
A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram (plural)
20.
D e i o
The organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
21.
W a
Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain