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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
Vitamin B
1 tablespoon butter
Nutrient
Biological Value
2. Outline of an object
Very Hot
Moderate
breads and grains
line
3. Keeps bowels regular
line
fiber
Water: Types
Moderate Hot
4. Vegetables are a great source of this
line
Pepsin
fiber
Vitamin a...
5. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream
Deficiency
Fats: Types
breads and grains
Kwashiokor
6. Curved
Derived Protein
Water: Description
relaxation
Polypeptide
7. 230 - 250
Slow
fiber
Very Hot
calcium
8. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
Very slow
vitamin a...
calcium
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
9. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains
Vitamin B
Vitamin a...
Moderate
calcium
10. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
magnesium
Low Biological Value Protein
1/4 teaspoon
Very Hot
11. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
Vitamin C
digestion
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Gel
12. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
fiber
1 tablespoon flour
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Macronutrient
13. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.
iron
1 tablespoon
calcium
Vitamins: Types
14. Help build strong - healthy teeth and bones - helps heart beat properly - helps muscles move - helps blood clot - helps keep soft and nerves healthy dairy product
Protein: Description
calcium
Fats: Description
Biological Function
15. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
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Rennin
Macronutrient
Fats: Description
16. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.
cholesterol
minerals
vitamin d
Derived Protein
17. Plant material bodies cannot digest
Deficiency
Deamination
fiber
Conjugated Protein
18. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
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High Biological Value
Very Hot
iron
19. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
electrolyte
Minerals: Description
Vitamins: Types
Minerals: Types
20. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells
digestion
olive oil
Carbohydrates
proteins
21. 250g
width
1 cup butter
Pepsin
calcium
22. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.
Water: Types
1/4 teaspoon
1 teaspoon
Malnutrition
23. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Water: Description
1 tablespoon
electrolyte
Meat or Protein
24. 9-11 servings daily
minerals
Low Biological Value Protein
fats or extras
breads and grains
25. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
Moderate Hot
Slow
1 cup butter
cholesterol
26. The food that the nutrient is found in.
electrolyte
Source
relaxation
1 cup grated cheese
27. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
Moderate
Rennin
Low Biological Value Protein
Vitamin C
28. Contrast; opposite colors
Moderate Hot
electrolyte
proteins
complementary
29. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels
Malnutrition
Low Biological Value Protein
texture
Deamination
30. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
minerals
Minerals: Description
vitamin c
1 cup icing sugar
31. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.
Carbohydrates: Description
calcium
width
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
32. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
calcium
chaos
minerals
33. 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.
High Biological Value
Hydrolysis
amino acids
Very Hot
34. Healthiest oil to cook with
olive oil
sugar and fats
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
potassium
35. One hue
Macronutrient
Source
monochromatic
Carbohydrates: Types
36. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue
protein
height
Protein: Description
Pepsin
37. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
calcium
Carbohydrates
amino acids
calcium
38. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Malnutrition
Polypeptide
Moderate Hot
Protein: Description
39. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.
Gel
Conjugated Protein
vitamin a...
1 cup butter
40. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
vitamin d
width
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
relaxation
41. 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
breads and grains
vitamin a...
Biological Value
42. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
Biological Function
Very Hot
amino acids
Deamination
43. 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.
Deamination
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
1 tablespoon
Vitamin a...
44. Eggs belong in this food group
nutrients
line
Meat or Protein
Deamination
45. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
calcium
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Minerals: Types
Carbohydrates: Types
46. 125g
electrolyte
Water: Types
1 cup grated cheese
Derived Protein
47. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
1/2 teaspoon
Vitamin C
Fats: Description
Protein: Description
48. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
fats or extras
Marasmus
potassium
Malnutrition
49. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
Vitamin D
Vitamin B
Vitamin B
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50. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
Denaturation
Gel
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Vitamin D