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Nutrients that contain calories like proteins, fats, and carbohydrates provide energy when consumed.
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What role do decomposers play in ecosystems?
they provide nutrients for carnivores to make energy
When consumed in excess which energy yielding nutrients can lead to storage of fat?
Calorie containing nutrients--fats, carbohydrates, and protein, are stored as fat if not used as energy by the body.
What do nutrients do for us?
to provide energy
Nutrients provide the body with energy and materials to?
which nutrients provide the body with growth & repair , engerg and protection?
Cells use nutrients to provide which of these?
Energy
When energy yielding nutrients are consumed in excess which one can lead to storage of fat?
Calorie containing nutrients--fats, carbohydrates, and protein, are stored as fat if not used as energy by the body.
When energy-yielding nutrients are consumed in excess which ones can lead to storage of fat?
Calorie containing nutrients--fats, carbohydrates, and protein, are stored as fat if not used as energy by the body.
What 2 types of nutrients provide most energy?
Carbohydrates and Proteins provide most of the energy in our diet
Would you receive more energy from eating a cow that consumed corn by eating it directly or by eating the corn?
Eating the cow will give you plenty of protein and other nutrients found in meat that corn does not provide.
What nutrients do cells use?
to provide energy
Does fiber contain energy?
No, it provides bulk which helps with digestion and regularity :) There are only three nutrients that provide energy which are carbohydrates and protein (which both provide 4 calories per gram) and fat (which is the most energy dense, providing 9 calories per gram).
What parts of the earth provide us with energy?
None. There is only a transfer of energy. You obtain the energy from a consumed source example: you eat food which causes a transfer of energy but the food does not provide energy.
