CHM 111 Study Guide - Final Guide: Surface Tension, Cellulose, Low-Density Lipoprotein
15 Sep 2018
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Chapter 11: classifying fats and oils 21. Food provides us with the following essentials to keep our bodies functioning: water, energy sources, raw materials, metabolic regulators. Macronutrients: provide essentially all the energy (calories) and most of the material for body repair: fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. Micronutrients: only needed in very small amount, but essential for life: vitamins and minerals. Micronutrients: essential for body to produce enzymes, hormones, and others are essential for proper growth and development. Basal metabolism rate (bmr): is the minimum amount of energy required daily to support basic body functions. Water is essential to all living things: body is 50-65% water. Our bodies can go on for weeks without food, but only days without water. The body uses water in all of its cells, organs, and tissues to help regulate its temperatures and maintain other bodily functions. Water is necessary to dissolve many of the chemicals that make up our bodies (solvent)
