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  • Common Core alignment to a Definition Match puzzle is to the key phrase "Precise Meaning".
    CCSS Alignment Strand Numbers for Specific Grades:
    Precise Meaning: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4e, 3.4d, 4.4c, 5.4c, 6.4c, 7.4c, 8.4c, 9-10.4c, 11-12.4c
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    Nutrition Definition Match #1 -- myVocabulary.com

    Directions:
    MATCH the Nutrition vocabulary list with its vocabulary definition. Use the pull down menu bar to select the letter match for the Nutrition word puzzle with 10 vocabulary words.
    When you hit "Submit," you will get back the correct Nutrition definition match #1 answers, the percentage score for the correct answers and a sentence.
    Clue:
    This Nutrition word list is the first of two word puzzle activities. Please see additional Nutrition, Fitness, Exercise and Health word lists that you can access from the Word List menu bar on the home page.

    This Nutrition word list comes from a larger Word List. In addition to this Nutrition Definition Match with a Nutrition vocabulary list, www.myvocabulary.com also provides a Nutrition Fill-in-the-Blank word game, a Word Puzzle, Word Search, Crossword, Synonym and Antonym puzzle and a True or False activity.
    You have permission to print Nutrition word puzzles for more vocabulary word study at home or in classes.
    Word List
     
    1) aminoacid
    2) fitness
    3) appetite
    4) electrolytes
    5) cholesterol
    6) allergen
    7) fermentation
    8) dietitian
    9) carbohydrates
    10) calories
    Definition List
     
    A)  Any substance that induces an exaggerated or abnormal reaction like sneezing, itching etc. and that does not have such a strong effect on others (noun)
    B)  Any of simple organic compounds that form short chains to make proteins and are synthesized by living cells or are obtained as essential components of the diet (noun - two words)
    C)  One of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life: the need for food (noun)
    D)  Measurement of heat energy provided by a quantity of food (plural noun)
    E)  Neutral compounds as sugars, starches or cellulose, most that are formed by green plants; a major class of animal foods (plural noun)
    F)  Fatty substance found in foodstuffs or formed by the body itself that coats and restricts arteries (noun)
    G)  A person qualified in or practicing the science of applying the principles of nutrition; someone who teaches healthy eating habits (noun)
    H)  Dietary components (sodium, potassium and chloride) essential to fluid retention, nerve impulse transmission and digestion (plural noun)
    I)  The chemical breaking down of an organic substance produced by an enzyme and often with a gas (noun)
    J)  Maintenance and improvement of health through exercise and proper diet (noun)

    Nutrition Definition Match #2 -- myVocabulary.com

    Directions:
    MATCH the Nutrition vocxabulary list with its vocabulary definition. Use the pull down menu bar to select the letter match for the Nutrition word puzzle with 10 vocabulary words.
    When you hit "Submit," you will get back the correct Nutrition definition match #2 answers, the percentage score for the correct answers and a sentence.
    Clue:
    Please see additional words about Nutrition, Fitness, Exercise and Health from the Word List menu bar on the home page .

    In addition to this Nutrition Definition Match #2 with a Nutrition word list of 10 vocabulary words, www.myvocabulary.com also provides a Nutrition Fill-in-the-Blank word game, a Word Puzzle, Word Search, Crossword, Synonym and Antonym puzzle and a True or False activity.
    You have permission to print Nutrition word puzzles for more vocabulary word study at home or in classes.
    Word List
     
    1) RDA
    2) ingredient
    3) metabolism
    4) nutrition
    5) mineral
    6) processed
    7) vitamins
    8) perishable
    9) proteins
    10) supplement
    Definition List
     
    A)  One of the food substances that make up a mixture; an item of food that is part of a recipe (noun)
    B)  Basic rate at which the body expends energy to maintain itself in a resting state (noun)
    C)  A naturally occurring crystalline element or compound that does not come from plants or animals; a type of nutrient needed in small amounts and not produced by the body (noun)
    D)  The study or science of dietary requirements for proper health and development (noun)
    E)  Liable to spoil, decay or rot; something that goes bad quickly (adjective)
    F)  Changed or prepared by special treatment (adjective)
    G)  Necessary nutriment materials, composed of amino acids, considered as a food source (plural noun)
    H)  The amount of nutrients a person who eats every day needs to stay healthy. (Initials stand for Recommended Daily/Dietary Allowance.) (noun, abbrev.)
    I)  Something added to complete a thing, supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole (noun)
    J)  Various organic nutrient elements and compounds needed in very small quantities for health (plural noun)