Match the Term with the Definition

question 13

Multiple Choice

Match the term with the definition.
-Mechanical digestion

• A) Usually end in "-ase" and accelerate, or catalyze, chemical reactions, such as breaking down foods through digestion.
• B) Organic compounds that are the building blocks for protein.
• C) Consist of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; sometimes classified as "simple" (monosaccharides and disaccharides) and "complex" (polysaccharides).
• D) The environment where people purchase and eat food.
• E) Process used for nearly a century in industrialized countries as a means of restoring micronutrients lost by food processing.
• F) Nondigestible complex carbohydrates found only in plant materials.
• G) Areas high in fast-food outlets but low in grocery stores.
• H) Breaking down of food by chewing.
• I) Different cultures can have better overall health outcomes than others, due, in large part, to their diets
• J) Cells become resistant to insulin and the pancreas responds to the rising blood sugar by producing more and more insulin; eventually the pancreas loses control over blood sugar regulation.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval Estimate

A range of values derived from sample statistics that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, with a specified level of confidence.

Average Age

The mean age of a group of individuals, calculated by summing their ages and dividing by the number of individuals.

Male Employees

Refers to workers or staff members within an organization who are identified as male.

Female Employees

The segment of the workforce that identifies as female, often analyzed in studies regarding workplace diversity and equality.