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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. Horizontal
Protein: Description
width
olive oil
vitamin d
2. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
Pepsidase
vitamin d
fiber
Biological Value
3. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg
Vitamin D
Coagulation
digestion
space
4. Should be eaten sparingly
manufactured home
fats or extras
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
1 cup butter
5. 2.5mL
digestion
fats or extras
1/2 teaspoon
calcium
6. Vegetables are a great source of this
Vitamin a...
custom homes
thiamine
1/2 teaspoon
7. 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.
Maillard Reaction
breads and grains
High Biological Value
Biological Function
8. An enzyme made in the stomach which breaks protein into peptones.
Pepsin
vitamin a...
Hot
1 tablespoon flour
9. Keeps bowels regular
sugar and fats
space
complementary
fiber
10. Outline of an object
line
Kwashiokor
height
water
11. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans
fiber
Pepsidase
fats or extras
tract home
12. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
Minerals: Description
minerals
water
Vitamin a...
13. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Pepsidase
Very Hot
Vitamin a...
Water: Description
14. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
Biological Function
Vitamin C
Maillard Reaction
Macronutrient
15. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
1 cup grated cheese
Denaturation
iron
calcium
16. 175g
1 cup icing sugar
oats
Hot
electrolyte
17. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.
Vitamin B
space
proteins
Pepsidase
18. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.
Marasmus
Biological Function
calcium
Conjugated Protein
19. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
height
calcium
Water: Description
osteoporosis
20. 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.
Vitamin a...
Vitamin C
Condensation Reaction
relaxation
21. Diagonal
Pepsin
analogous
width
chaos
22. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
iron
Condensation Reaction
osteoporosis
Coagulation
23. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
height
Vitamin C
nutrients
1 tablespoon
24. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
potassium
Vitamin B
Deficiency
Moderate Hot
25. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
1/2 teaspoon
Moderate
Hot
apartment home
26. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
iron
proteins
chaos
27. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
height
Macronutrient
vitamin a...
Vitamin C
28. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
amino acids
Kwashiokor
1 teaspoon
vitamin a...
29. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.
Meat or Protein
Hot
Denaturation
Enzyme
30. 250g
1 cup white sugar
Vitamin B
Pepsidase
width
31. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
Conjugated Protein
oats
sugar and fats
Hot
32. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
chaos
Fats: Description
Vitamin a...
33. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.
Vitamin a...
vitamin a...
sugar and fats
Maillard Reaction
34. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Nutrient
protein
Denaturation
oats
35. 125g
Vitamin C
1 cup sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon
saturated fats
36. Eggs belong in this food group
Rennin
custom homes
Meat or Protein
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
37. 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.
vitamin a...
monochromatic
cholesterol
Deamination
38. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.
fiber
Deficiency
Water: Types
Pepsidase
39. Plant material bodies cannot digest
fiber
Hot
Vitamin C
custom homes
40. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
Maillard Reaction
Conjugated Protein
Fats: Description
Carbohydrates: Description
41. One hue
1/4 teaspoon
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
monochromatic
Protein: Types
42. Foods from the extras group are usually high
Malnutrition
osteoporosis
Gluten
sugar and fats
43. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
iron
Gel
height
Carbohydrates: Description
44. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.
Derived Protein
Maillard Reaction
Protein: Description
Low Biological Value Protein
45. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
potassium
Deficiency
fats or extras
fiber
46. 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.
Hydrolysis
Vitamin a...
Maillard Reaction
Slow
47. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Source
Hydrolysis
fiber
Vitamins: Types
48. 90 degrees of each other
oats
1 tablespoon flour
analogous
nutrients
49. 20g
1 tablespoon butter
Water: Description
proteins
Pepsin
50. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
potassium
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
town home
digestion