Question

A. Answer the following questions in very short :
1. What are nutrients?
2. Write any two functions of food.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1.A nutrient is a substance used by an organism to survive, grow, and reproduce. ... Essential nutrients for animals are the energy sources, some of the amino acids that are combined to create proteins, a subset of fatty acids, vitamins and certain minerals.

2.Food is usually of plant, animal or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells to provide energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth.

Answer 2

Explanation:

1.Nutrients are compounds in foods essential to life and health, providing us with energy, the building blocks for repair and growth and substances necessary to regulate chemical processes

2.*stay alive, be active, move and work;

*build new cells and tissues for growth;