Animal Nutrition
Science · Organisms & Life Processes · conceptual
Understand that animals, including humans, need the right types and amounts of nutrition, and that animals cannot make their own food
What mastery looks like
- Name the main food groups: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fibre, water
- Explain that animals get energy from food they eat, unlike plants which make their own
- Describe what happens with too much or too little of a food group (e.g. weak bones without calcium)
Check your understanding
Can Animal Nutrition explain why people need to eat different types of food like fruit, protein, and carbohydrates to stay healthy?
Prerequisites
Required first
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