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Home Economics

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas






2. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream






3. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.






4. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance






5. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.






6. 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.






7. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)






8. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes






9. 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.






10. The grain that has the highest amount of protein






11. Built to a persons specifications






12. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.






13. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.






14. Gives you healthy skin and eyes






15. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure






16. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).






17. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.






18. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.






19. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy






20. Horizontal






21. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3






22. The food that the nutrient is found in.






23. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use






24. 20g






25. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.






26. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.






27. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin






28. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium






29. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon






30. 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.






31. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.






32. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.






33. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.






34. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.






35. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)






36. Healthiest oil to cook with






37. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans






38. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.






39. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.






40. An enzyme made in the stomach which breaks protein into peptones.






41. 250g






42. Eggs belong in this food group






43. 230 - 250






44. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.






45. Curved






46. Keeps bowels regular






47. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient






48. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach






49. Outline of an object






50. 20g