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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
calcium
apartment home
1 tablespoon
analogous
2. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Water: Description
1 cup icing sugar
Derived Protein
Vitamins: Types
3. 190
space
magnesium
Moderate Hot
Hydrolysis
4. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
Kwashiokor
Carbohydrates: Types
vitamin a...
Minerals: Types
5. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.
Vitamin C
amino acids
Condensation Reaction
Carbohydrates: Description
6. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
Vitamin B
Hot
Protein: Description
Fats: Description
7. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
Minerals: Description
Enzyme
oats
complementary
8. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
sugar and fats
1 cup sifted flour
town home
vitamin a...
9. Breaking down excess protein in the liver. Carboxyl group is converted to glycogen and stored as energy. Amino group is converted to ammonia then to urea and excreted as urine.
Moderate
vitamin a...
Deamination
custom homes
10. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Moderate Hot
Source
Vitamin a...
1 cup icing sugar
11. 10g
Vitamin B
Hydrolysis
oats
1 tablespoon flour
12. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Vitamin a...
Fats: Description
Vitamin C
13. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
saturated fats
Gel
Marasmus
14. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
calcium
1 cup butter
Low Biological Value Protein
tract home
15. Horizontal
1 teaspoon
width
Gluten
Deficiency
16. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.
Condensation Reaction
Deficiency
1 cup sifted flour
vitamin d
17. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
Rennin
Vitamin C
Maillard Reaction
monochromatic
18. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
osteoporosis
tract home
Low Biological Value Protein
Vitamin B
19. 250g
Very Hot
1 cup butter
1 tablespoon flour
Marasmus
20. Helps eyes adjust to darkness - protects lining of throat - nose and mouth and other organs from infection eggs - dark green veggies - deep yellow veggies and fruits
vitamin d
Slow
Minerals: Types
vitamin a...
21. Should be eaten sparingly
fats or extras
magnesium
manufactured home
Vitamin D
22. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
proteins
thiamine
Nutrient
1 cup sifted flour
23. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.
thiamine
Carbohydrates: Types
Essential Amino Acid
Gluten
24. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Gel
complementary
Vitamin D
25. 90 degrees of each other
analogous
width
Protein: Description
olive oil
26. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.
Very Hot
proteins
Water: Types
magnesium
27. 120
Polypeptide
Very slow
Moderate Hot
Derived Protein
28. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
Maillard Reaction
Pepsin
potassium
Carbohydrates
29. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.
breads and grains
Water: Types
Enzyme
Condensation Reaction
30. Help build strong - healthy teeth and bones - helps heart beat properly - helps muscles move - helps blood clot - helps keep soft and nerves healthy dairy product
electrolyte
1 cup sifted flour
calcium
1/4 teaspoon
31. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
thiamine
1 cup grated cheese
Vitamins: Types
nutrients
32. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
Carbohydrates: Types
1 tablespoon flour
Essential Amino Acid
digestion
33. 200
relaxation
proteins
Fats: Types
Hot
34. When 2 or more amino acids break apart due to the addition of a water molecule which splits the peptide link. This happen during digestion.
Hot
1/2 teaspoon
Hydrolysis
Maillard Reaction
35. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
1/2 teaspoon
cholesterol
potassium
Water: Description
36. 5mL
1 teaspoon
Marasmus
magnesium
potassium
37. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
potassium
custom homes
Vitamin B
1 cup icing sugar
38. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
vitamin d
1 tablespoon
Very Hot
Derived Protein
39. 20g
vitamin c
minerals
1 tablespoon
Vitamin B
40. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans
Carbohydrates
manufactured home
tract home
monochromatic
41. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.
Very Hot
Vitamin B
Denaturation
Protein: Description
42. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
Polypeptide
potassium
iron
amino acids
43. Chemical reaction when 2 amino acids join together with the elimination of water. Amino group of one amino acid combines with the carboxyl group of another amino acid.
Condensation Reaction
Minerals: Description
1 teaspoon
osteoporosis
44. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
Maillard Reaction
vitamin a...
vitamin d
town home
45. Contrast; opposite colors
1 teaspoon
Minerals: Types
complementary
vitamin d
46. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
Vitamin B
Carbohydrates: Types
apartment home
texture
47. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
Minerals: Types
relaxation
Pepsidase
Malnutrition
48. Foods from the extras group are usually high
sugar and fats
osteoporosis
Moderate
Slow
49. Outline of an object
manufactured home
line
Water: Description
Slow
50. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)
Denaturation
Vitamin C
Gluten
relaxation