Read the passage and choose the BEST answers to fit the blanks.

ESSENTIAL AND NON-ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS

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Human beings .............................. food to grow, reproduce, and maintain good health. Without
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food, our bodies could not stay warm, .............................. or repair tissue, or maintain a heartbeat.
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Therefore, eating the right foods can help us .............................. certain diseases or recover
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faster during illness. These and other important functions are fueled .............................. chemical
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substances in our food called .............................. .
Nutrients are classified as essential or non-essential. Non-essential nutrients are
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.............................. in the body and do not need to be obtained from food. Examples include
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cholesterol, a fatlike .............................. present in all animal cells. However, essential nutrients
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must be obtained from food .............................. since the body either does not produce them
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.............................. produces them in amounts too small to .............................. growth and health.
Essential nutrients include water, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals.

1. A. require B. requires 6. A. manufacture B. manufactures

C. required C. manufactured D. manufacturing

2. A. make B. build 7. A. stuff B. matter

C. create C. material D. substance

3. A. contract B. detect 8. A. stocks B. sources

C. prevent C. supplies D. reserves

4. A. by B. with 9. A. or B. nor
C. from C. but D. and

5. A. nutrition B. nutrients 10. A. retain B. sustain

C. nutritional D. nutritionist C. maintain D. preserve

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