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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. Lack of adequate nutrition - result of lack of nutrition or unbalanced diet.






2. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food






3. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium






4. 190






5. 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.






6. 250g






7. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue






8. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas






9. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal






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






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






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






13. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains






14. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning






15. Plant material bodies cannot digest






16. 175g






17. 230 - 250






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






19. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.






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






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






22. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels






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






24. 1.25mL






25. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk






26. Horizontal






27. Contrast; opposite colors






28. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3






29. Healthiest oil to cook with






30. 20g






31. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter






32. 90 degrees of each other






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






34. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure






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






36. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.






37. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent






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






39. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg






40. Outline of an object






41. 20mL






42. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.






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






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






45. Built to a persons specifications






46. Diagonal






47. Should be eaten sparingly






48. 200






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






50. 125g