Vitamins, Minerals and Fibre: teacher key

Healthy Eating, grade 5 edition, written for 5th grade. Follow food through the body, from the mouth to the intestines. Find out what protein, fat, minerals and vitamins do.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What starts to break down starches in the mouth?
   • Fibre
   • Zinc
   • Saliva (answer)
2. What does the large intestine do?
   • Absorbs water and turns waste into stool (answer)
   • Mixes food with digestive juices
   • Makes red blood cells
3. What helps move food through the intestines?
   • Zinc
   • Water (answer)
   • Vitamin A
4. What are minerals?
   • Elements from soil and water that plants absorb and animals eat (answer)
   • Parts of plant foods that move waste
   • Juices that mix with food
5. Why does the body need a fresh supply of vitamin C each day?
   • It dissolves in water and is not stored (answer)
   • It dissolves in fat and is stored
   • It comes only from the sun
6. Which vitamins are fat-soluble?
   • C and B
   • Only C
   • A, D, E and K (answer)

Words

• saliva: mouth juice
• nutrients: food helpers
• fibre: plant part
• minerals: soil elements
• protein: body builder