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Home Economics

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes






2. 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






3. The food that the nutrient is found in.






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






5. Gives you healthy skin and eyes






6. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells






7. 125g






8. 5mL






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






10. 190






11. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure






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






13. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels






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






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






16. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance






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






18. Vertical






19. 90 degrees of each other






20. Plant material bodies cannot digest






21. Outline of an object






22. 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






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






24. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal






31. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)






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






33. Horizontal






34. The grain that has the highest amount of protein






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






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






37. Eggs belong in this food group






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






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






40. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue






41. 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.






42. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system






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






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






45. 150






46. 200






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






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






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






50. 120