Nutrients You Need

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

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

1.
n t r n
Any substance that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis (plural)
2.
p r t
Nutrient in meat and beans that builds muscle
3.
c a o d r t
An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals (plural)
4.
d e a y f
5.
v t m n
Any of several fat-soluble ___ essential for normal vision
6.
n c i
A B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract
7.
r b o f l
A B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
8.
t a n e
9.
v t a c
A ___ found in fresh fruits and vegetables
10.
v i m n
A fat-soluble ___ that prevents rickets
11.
v a m i
12.
v i a m
13.
v i a n
14.
l d s
An oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents (plural)
15.
a m i a s
Organic compounds containing an ___ group and a carboxylic ___ group (plural)
16.
w a
Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain
17.
s t c
A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants
18.
s u
Sweet white crystals added to food
19.
f b
Any of several elongated, threadlike cells
20.
c o p t
To come or bring to a finish or an end
21.
s t u d
To cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
22.
i o
Strong metal used to make tools and nails
23.
i d e
A nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens
24.
c l m
A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light