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Home Economics

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis






2. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance






3. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas






4. 230 - 250






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






6. 250g






7. 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.






8. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low






9. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit






10. 125g






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






12. The 3 dimensional space to be designed






13. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.






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






15. Formed when a number of amino acids join together due to the formation of peptide links.






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






17. 175g






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






19. Diagonal






20. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans






21. Horizontal






22. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains






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






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






25. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall






26. 250g






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






28. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3






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






30. Curved






31. Should be eaten sparingly






32. Outline of an object






33. Vertical






34. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care






35. Vegetables are a great source of this






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






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






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






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






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






41. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure






42. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle






43. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient






44. 1.25mL






45. 5mL






46. 9-11 servings daily






47. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.






48. 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.






49. The grain that has the highest amount of protein






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