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Home Economics

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Horizontal






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






3. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.






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






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






6. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon






7. 1.25mL






8. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance






9. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein






10. Contrast; opposite colors






11. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.






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






13. 2 or more proteins are eaten together to supplement each other. Occurs when one protein is lacking in one or more essential amino acids and is eaten with another food which contains the missing essential amino acid. E.g. beans on toast (Beans are hig






14. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.






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






16. 2.5mL






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






18. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system






19. Healthiest oil to cook with






20. Should be eaten sparingly






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






22. 5mL






23. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream






24. Gives you healthy skin and eyes






25. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.






26. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3






27. 10g






28. 175g






29. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure






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






31. Diagonal






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






33. 250g






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






35. 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






36. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains






37. Plant material bodies cannot digest






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






39. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.






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






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






42. Built to a persons specifications






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






44. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium






45. Vegetables are a great source of this






46. The grain that has the highest amount of protein






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






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






49. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach






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