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Home Economics
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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. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue
Denaturation
Deamination
protein
Vitamin a...
2. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
Vitamins: Description
Vitamin D
minerals
texture
3. 20mL
vitamin a...
1 tablespoon
nutrients
1/2 teaspoon
4. 150
Moderate
Slow
Trypsin
magnesium
5. Keeps bowels regular
Very slow
Fats: Description
fiber
nutrients
6. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
Minerals: Types
High Biological Value
Source
fats or extras
7. Plant material bodies cannot digest
water
fiber
1 cup white sugar
Protein: Types
8. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells
Pepsidase
Deamination
Pepsin
proteins
9. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
cholesterol
High Biological Value
vitamin a...
Vitamin C
10. 125g
Hydrolysis
Biological Function
Water: Description
1 cup sifted flour
11. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
Nutrient
Protein: Types
Rennin
Polypeptide
12. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.
Vitamins: Types
osteoporosis
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Conjugated Protein
13. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
cholesterol
Protein: Description
magnesium
Biological Value
14. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
protein
Deamination
Carbohydrates: Types
Derived Protein
15. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
saturated fats
1 cup white sugar
Moderate Hot
proteins
16. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
cholesterol
fiber
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Vitamin a...
17. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).
1 tablespoon
monochromatic
Vitamins: Description
custom homes
18. 125g
calcium
Minerals: Types
cholesterol
1 cup grated cheese
19. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
iron
Water: Types
proteins
Biological Function
20. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
Moderate Hot
Biological Value
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
21. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
1 tablespoon butter
calcium
vitamin a...
width
22. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
custom homes
nutrients
town home
apartment home
23. Contrast; opposite colors
1 cup icing sugar
complementary
amino acids
saturated fats
24. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
Rennin
Deficiency
Pepsin
vitamin c
25. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.
town home
Pepsidase
fiber
fats or extras
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
Kwashiokor
Slow
thiamine
Vitamin C
27. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
fiber
Macronutrient
Water: Types
town home
28. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
Deamination
monochromatic
water
Fats: Description
29. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.
Condensation Reaction
Nutrient
iron
Gel
30. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
1 tablespoon
apartment home
1 tablespoon
Coagulation
31. Eggs belong in this food group
Essential Amino Acid
Meat or Protein
texture
custom homes
32. 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
Trypsin
calcium
Derived Protein
1 tablespoon
33. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
electrolyte
Derived Protein
potassium
Gluten
34. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
Gluten
Nutrient
Deficiency
Minerals: Description
35. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Enzyme
town home
High Biological Value
Source
36. 1.25mL
1 cup icing sugar
Biological Function
1/4 teaspoon
Vitamin a...
37. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.
apartment home
protein
1 tablespoon flour
Deficiency
38. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
1 teaspoon
Macronutrient
Gel
Vitamins: Types
39. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
1 tablespoon
1 cup sifted flour
Water: Types
Carbohydrates
40. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.
Water: Types
texture
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Moderate Hot
41. 20g
1 tablespoon
Very Hot
iron
Deficiency
42. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.
protein
olive oil
Moderate Hot
Enzyme
43. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
vitamin d
1/2 teaspoon
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
saturated fats
44. 10g
calcium
1 tablespoon flour
Conjugated Protein
vitamin a...
45. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
manufactured home
Conjugated Protein
vitamin a...
analogous
46. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream
proteins
custom homes
Polypeptide
Fats: Types
47. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.
Minerals: Types
Fats: Types
cholesterol
Vitamins: Types
48. A link formed during the condensation reaction when the amino group of one amino acid chemically combines with the carboxyl group of another amino acid with the loss of water molecule.
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Coagulation
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup butter
49. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
sugar and fats
Nutrient
osteoporosis
Vitamin B
50. Should be eaten sparingly
cholesterol
fats or extras
fiber
Fats: Description