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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. Lack of adequate nutrition - result of lack of nutrition or unbalanced diet.
Malnutrition
height
Vitamin B
magnesium
2. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
Macronutrient
Derived Protein
1/4 teaspoon
Biological Function
3. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Protein: Description
complementary
Meat or Protein
Kwashiokor
4. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
Vitamin B
potassium
Biological Function
saturated fats
5. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food
thiamine
water
Water: Description
chaos
6. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.
magnesium
Carbohydrates: Description
protein
amino acids
7. Horizontal
minerals
width
amino acids
1/4 teaspoon
8. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
Hot
Protein: Types
Minerals: Description
calcium
9. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
Vitamin D
manufactured home
Minerals: Description
Moderate
10. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains
Vitamin B
Deficiency
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
fats or extras
11. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
vitamin a...
digestion
Pepsin
Vitamin C
12. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
vitamin c
Protein: Description
calcium
minerals
13. 190
Moderate Hot
Vitamin B
Maillard Reaction
Low Biological Value Protein
14. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
1 tablespoon
Carbohydrates: Types
Protein: Types
vitamin c
15. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
Vitamin C
electrolyte
Conjugated Protein
chaos
16. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
vitamin c
Deficiency
vitamin d
Kwashiokor
17. Plant material bodies cannot digest
Biological Value
vitamin d
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
fiber
18. 200
Hot
fats or extras
texture
Maillard Reaction
19. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
1 tablespoon flour
nutrients
Condensation Reaction
fiber
20. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue
protein
calcium
Hot
Maillard Reaction
21. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
thiamine
proteins
Deficiency
Vitamin C
22. 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.
vitamin a...
Trypsin
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Carbohydrates: Description
23. Keeps bowels regular
Fats: Types
Moderate Hot
relaxation
fiber
24. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
relaxation
1 cup butter
Minerals: Types
Macronutrient
25. 2.5mL
1/2 teaspoon
Very slow
Minerals: Description
Gel
26. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)
Gluten
fiber
olive oil
1 cup butter
27. 250g
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon butter
tract home
Carbohydrates: Description
28. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.
Minerals: Types
1 tablespoon butter
Vitamins: Types
Deficiency
29. 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.
1/4 teaspoon
Rennin
Hydrolysis
Minerals: Types
30. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).
Vitamins: Description
Minerals: Types
Enzyme
Hydrolysis
31. 9-11 servings daily
Vitamin C
digestion
breads and grains
Hydrolysis
32. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.
Very Hot
Maillard Reaction
relaxation
Macronutrient
33. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
magnesium
vitamin a...
town home
Nutrient
34. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells
Biological Function
protein
vitamin a...
proteins
35. Curved
Water: Types
width
relaxation
vitamin c
36. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.
custom homes
1/4 teaspoon
Derived Protein
Minerals: Types
37. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
chaos
Biological Function
Kwashiokor
osteoporosis
38. 125g
1 cup sifted flour
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
potassium
texture
39. Healthiest oil to cook with
olive oil
Maillard Reaction
Carbohydrates
apartment home
40. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
Hydrolysis
Pepsidase
Carbohydrates
height
41. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.
1 cup sifted flour
Enzyme
Pepsin
Carbohydrates
42. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.
Gel
Vitamin B
vitamin a...
1 tablespoon
43. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
vitamin d
Enzyme
Nutrient
Macronutrient
44. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.
Pepsidase
chaos
1 cup icing sugar
Denaturation
45. An enzyme made in the stomach which breaks protein into peptones.
Pepsin
Protein: Description
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
olive oil
46. 250g
Very Hot
Vitamin B
oats
1 cup butter
47. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
Slow
Vitamin C
Vitamin a...
calcium
48. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Biological Value
Rennin
1 tablespoon
49. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
Trypsin
custom homes
Nutrient
amino acids
50. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.
Pepsin
Biological Function
Vitamin C
Gluten