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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. 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.
Low Biological Value Protein
Malnutrition
apartment home
Deamination
2. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
amino acids
cholesterol
Protein: Description
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
3. 250g
nutrients
1 cup white sugar
Maillard Reaction
Denaturation
4. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
potassium
thiamine
tract home
analogous
5. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
tract home
electrolyte
iron
chaos
6. Eggs belong in this food group
High Biological Value
Biological Value
Rennin
Meat or Protein
7. 150
width
minerals
Minerals: Description
Slow
8. 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.
Low Biological Value Protein
1 cup sifted flour
Condensation Reaction
Very Hot
9. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food
iron
1 cup icing sugar
water
Enzyme
10. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Rennin
Source
Conjugated Protein
line
11. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
Carbohydrates: Description
fats or extras
vitamin c
iron
12. Minimum amount of energy required to maintain body temp. (37'C) and keep the body alive. Calculated at complete rest after fasting. Slows down as you get older.
Malnutrition
Slow
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Essential Amino Acid
13. 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.
Gluten
Rennin
High Biological Value
Carbohydrates: Description
14. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
fiber
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Fats: Types
minerals
15. 2.5mL
monochromatic
Vitamin C
Rennin
1/2 teaspoon
16. 5mL
Fats: Types
monochromatic
1 teaspoon
Minerals: Description
17. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
Biological Value
Minerals: Types
Biological Function
Gluten
18. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
minerals
Low Biological Value Protein
apartment home
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
19. Diagonal
Protein: Description
Vitamin a...
Conjugated Protein
chaos
20. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
Polypeptide
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Macronutrient
relaxation
21. 180
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup sifted flour
Moderate
relaxation
22. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream
Vitamins: Types
Fats: Types
cholesterol
High Biological Value
23. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
Meat or Protein
Rennin
Derived Protein
iron
24. 1.25mL
vitamin c
Water: Types
Protein: Description
1/4 teaspoon
25. 250g
1 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon
fiber
Moderate Hot
26. Curved
electrolyte
proteins
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
relaxation
27. Formed when a number of amino acids join together due to the formation of peptide links.
Minerals: Types
Polypeptide
vitamin a...
1 cup icing sugar
28. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans
tract home
Coagulation
width
Vitamin C
29. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
monochromatic
Marasmus
iron
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
30. 200
High Biological Value
fats or extras
Hot
calcium
31. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.
Vitamins: Types
Water: Types
vitamin c
iron
32. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
1 cup icing sugar
complementary
manufactured home
Carbohydrates: Description
33. One hue
High Biological Value
Low Biological Value Protein
monochromatic
vitamin a...
34. 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
Minerals: Types
Carbohydrates: Description
manufactured home
35. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
Minerals: Description
Vitamins: Types
Derived Protein
thiamine
36. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
Slow
digestion
calcium
Hot
37. 120
Denaturation
Moderate
Very slow
tract home
38. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
nutrients
Polypeptide
Vitamin C
relaxation
39. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
Very slow
magnesium
Fats: Description
oats
40. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.
Coagulation
Deficiency
Very slow
Fats: Description
41. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
Low Biological Value Protein
Trypsin
Water: Description
Gluten
42. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
monochromatic
cholesterol
texture
iron
43. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.
Moderate Hot
Derived Protein
Nutrient
Vitamins: Description
44. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
Kwashiokor
olive oil
Minerals: Types
Carbohydrates: Types
45. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
Rennin
Pepsin
width
Minerals: Types
46. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
olive oil
Enzyme
Vitamin B
fats or extras
47. Foods from the extras group are usually high
fats or extras
Maillard Reaction
sugar and fats
1 cup icing sugar
48. 2 or more proteins are eaten together to supplement each other. Occurs when one protein is lacking in one or more essential amino acids and is eaten with another food which contains the missing essential amino acid. E.g. beans on toast (Beans are hig
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
fiber
Polypeptide
1 cup white sugar
49. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
High Biological Value
protein
cholesterol
sugar and fats
50. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
Protein: Types
saturated fats
Condensation Reaction
Very Hot