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Subject
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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Minerals: Types
Minerals: Description
Nutrient
town home
2. Keeps bowels regular
Slow
height
iron
fiber
3. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
1/4 teaspoon
line
Kwashiokor
manufactured home
4. Healthiest oil to cook with
Protein: Description
olive oil
fats or extras
Carbohydrates: Types
5. 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
oats
1 cup white sugar
vitamin a...
High Biological Value
6. A food contains all the essential amino acids - also known as a complete protein. Usually comes from animal sources but is found in soya beans.
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
osteoporosis
High Biological Value
electrolyte
7. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
sugar and fats
cholesterol
potassium
Biological Function
8. Eggs belong in this food group
Vitamin B
Vitamin a...
Pepsin
Meat or Protein
9. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
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Vitamin a...
Pepsin
saturated fats
10. 9-11 servings daily
1 cup grated cheese
water
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breads and grains
11. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
Carbohydrates: Types
potassium
Vitamin C
iron
12. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
manufactured home
width
breads and grains
iron
13. Vertical
height
Polypeptide
Moderate
chaos
14. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
calcium
Minerals: Description
Carbohydrates: Types
manufactured home
15. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
Coagulation
proteins
electrolyte
1 cup grated cheese
16. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
osteoporosis
Kwashiokor
saturated fats
Vitamin a...
17. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
chaos
vitamin a...
water
olive oil
18. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.
Essential Amino Acid
water
iron
Trypsin
19. One hue
Source
Polypeptide
breads and grains
monochromatic
20. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food
Water: Description
water
Gluten
protein
21. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
width
vitamin c
Vitamins: Description
potassium
22. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)
Gluten
Vitamin B
vitamin c
Vitamin C
23. 90 degrees of each other
Vitamin a...
analogous
minerals
magnesium
24. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
1/2 teaspoon
oats
Protein: Types
Conjugated Protein
25. Plant material bodies cannot digest
fiber
vitamin d
iron
olive oil
26. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
1 tablespoon
1 teaspoon
thiamine
vitamin d
27. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
relaxation
protein
1 tablespoon
Protein: Description
28. Foods from the extras group are usually high
electrolyte
Fats: Types
potassium
sugar and fats
29. 125g
calcium
potassium
magnesium
1 cup grated cheese
30. 120
potassium
Condensation Reaction
Very slow
Vitamin B
31. Horizontal
Rennin
width
Enzyme
Deficiency
32. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
Fats: Types
Enzyme
amino acids
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
33. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Fats: Types
minerals
Vitamin B
34. 175g
apartment home
Deficiency
Hot
1 cup icing sugar
35. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Carbohydrates: Description
Source
texture
Trypsin
36. 20g
Vitamin a...
digestion
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup grated cheese
37. 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
height
complementary
Fats: Types
38. 2.5mL
Fats: Types
1/2 teaspoon
Protein: Description
Gluten
39. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
Vitamin C
Nutrient
1/2 teaspoon
Vitamin a...
40. 250g
water
1 cup white sugar
calcium
Hot
41. 10g
Essential Amino Acid
Hot
1 tablespoon flour
Vitamin a...
42. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
Carbohydrates: Description
Vitamin a...
Polypeptide
Conjugated Protein
43. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
iron
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
line
chaos
44. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Very slow
Vitamin B
potassium
Water: Description
45. Curved
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
custom homes
relaxation
Vitamins: Description
46. Contrast; opposite colors
iron
thiamine
Moderate
complementary
47. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.
chaos
calcium
Denaturation
Vitamin C
48. 200
complementary
Moderate Hot
Fats: Description
Hot
49. 250g
High Biological Value
1 cup butter
1 tablespoon
calcium
50. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.
Denaturation
Water: Types
osteoporosis
Very Hot