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Obtaining Food

Explore these pages to develop your understanding about how Humans and Plants obtain their food.

Photosynthesis
Human Digestion
A balanced Diet

Obtaining Food Vocabulary 

Photosynthesis - The process of a plant using sunlight to change CO2 in to Oxygen. 
Chloroplast - A part of a cell. It contains chlorophyll and is green. It absorbs some of the sunlight for use in photosynthesis. 
Chlorophyll - A green pigment found mainly in plants cells that traps energy from the sun and makes it available for the process of photosynthesis. 
Cell - The basic unit of life. 
Stomata - The holes on the underside of a leaf that control water loss and absorb CO2. 
Carbon dioxide - CO2 is a chemical compound composed of 2 oxygen atoms and 1 carbon atom. Absorbed by plants in the process of Photosynthesis.   
Oxygen - O2 is an element that is released by leave during the process of photosynthesis. 
Nutrition - Is the process of selecting preparing food to have a balanced and healthy diet. 
Nutrient - A substance in a food that provides a living thing with material for growth, development and good health. 
Protein - A substance made from Amino Acids, used to build many structures in living things, including muscles in humans. Meats are high in protein. 
Fat - Food substances that provide energy.  Too many fats can lead to an unhealthy diet. 
Carbohydrate - A substance found in most plants which provides long term energy. Starch is an example of a carbohydrate. Potatoes and rice contain high amounts of carbohydrates. 
Mineral - A substance taken up from the soil water by a plants root and is use for the grown of a plant. Is also an essential nutrient in the diet of an animal. 
Vitamin - A substance made by plants and animals that is an essential part of the diet to keep the body healthy.  Fruit and vegetable are high in vitamins. 
Anaemia -  An unhealthy condition that may happen due to lack of Iron in the diet. Tiredness is a symptom. 
Enzyme - A chemical made by cells to speed up life processes such as digestion. Enzymes break down the food in outré stomach. 




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