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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. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
height
1 cup icing sugar
Condensation Reaction
Minerals: Types
2. 10g
fiber
chaos
1 tablespoon flour
Gluten
3. A link formed during the condensation reaction when the amino group of one amino acid chemically combines with the carboxyl group of another amino acid with the loss of water molecule.
Vitamin D
Vitamin a...
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
1 tablespoon
4. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
iron
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Vitamin B
thiamine
5. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
1 tablespoon
water
saturated fats
Trypsin
6. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
vitamin a...
potassium
magnesium
Deamination
7. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
breads and grains
Malnutrition
apartment home
Polypeptide
8. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
analogous
Moderate Hot
protein
vitamin d
9. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.
nutrients
Hydrolysis
Gluten
Biological Function
10. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Hydrolysis
Protein: Description
height
Vitamin C
11. The food that the nutrient is found in.
1 tablespoon
Source
Vitamins: Types
digestion
12. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
cholesterol
1 cup butter
analogous
vitamin a...
13. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
Kwashiokor
1 tablespoon butter
calcium
fiber
14. 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...
relaxation
thiamine
15. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
proteins
Enzyme
minerals
electrolyte
16. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
tract home
Marasmus
proteins
Vitamin a...
17. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
nutrients
vitamin a...
1 teaspoon
Rennin
18. Curved
magnesium
Pepsidase
relaxation
olive oil
19. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
Low Biological Value Protein
tract home
Deamination
manufactured home
20. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
osteoporosis
Essential Amino Acid
calcium
21. Diagonal
fiber
Carbohydrates: Types
chaos
nutrients
22. 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.
fats or extras
Vitamin B
Enzyme
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
23. 125g
Nutrient
1 cup sifted flour
Fats: Description
town home
24. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
fiber
Vitamin C
saturated fats
magnesium
25. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.
1 teaspoon
Moderate Hot
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Enzyme
26. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
Gluten
calcium
oats
vitamin c
27. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels
Enzyme
vitamin a...
1 cup grated cheese
texture
28. 230 - 250
magnesium
Very Hot
Carbohydrates: Types
Vitamin C
29. Healthiest oil to cook with
calcium
calcium
line
olive oil
30. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
Hydrolysis
Protein: Types
1/4 teaspoon
1 tablespoon
31. 175g
Kwashiokor
1 cup icing sugar
Protein: Description
line
32. 20g
1 tablespoon butter
complementary
digestion
Essential Amino Acid
33. 90 degrees of each other
width
analogous
1/4 teaspoon
potassium
34. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.
Rennin
Gel
fiber
saturated fats
35. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains
Slow
1/2 teaspoon
magnesium
Vitamin B
36. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
1 tablespoon flour
Hot
calcium
magnesium
37. 150
olive oil
Slow
1/2 teaspoon
Nutrient
38. 5mL
1/4 teaspoon
1 teaspoon
analogous
Biological Function
39. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Denaturation
Vitamins: Description
chaos
40. 1.25mL
1/4 teaspoon
complementary
Enzyme
Maillard Reaction
41. Lack of adequate nutrition - result of lack of nutrition or unbalanced diet.
Condensation Reaction
Malnutrition
Moderate
space
42. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Biological Value
Vitamins: Types
Nutrient
width
43. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
fiber
Polypeptide
Deamination
iron
44. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.
Polypeptide
Denaturation
olive oil
electrolyte
45. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Water: Description
minerals
iron
Denaturation
46. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
High Biological Value
Coagulation
calcium
iron
47. 250g
nutrients
Malnutrition
Gel
1 cup butter
48. 9-11 servings daily
breads and grains
Derived Protein
1/2 teaspoon
Slow
49. 2.5mL
1/2 teaspoon
iron
Deamination
Polypeptide
50. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)
Gluten
manufactured home
water
Carbohydrates: Types