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Home Economics
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Subject
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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. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
Gluten
vitamin a...
minerals
calcium
2. 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.
protein
Polypeptide
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Protein: Description
3. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels
vitamin a...
manufactured home
Water: Description
texture
4. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.
1 tablespoon
Carbohydrates: Description
thiamine
electrolyte
5. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
iron
tract home
oats
Deamination
6. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
potassium
height
1 tablespoon
Vitamin a...
7. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Pepsin
Vitamin B
Protein: Description
iron
8. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
complementary
1 tablespoon flour
Minerals: Description
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
9. 5mL
1 teaspoon
saturated fats
Carbohydrates: Types
vitamin a...
10. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
custom homes
Carbohydrates: Types
space
1 cup icing sugar
11. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.
Vitamin C
Vitamins: Description
Essential Amino Acid
olive oil
12. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue
High Biological Value
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
protein
Source
13. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.
monochromatic
Marasmus
Biological Function
1 cup grated cheese
14. Foods from the extras group are usually high
analogous
sugar and fats
1 teaspoon
Gluten
15. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
Hot
digestion
Gluten
Deficiency
16. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
Denaturation
potassium
vitamin d
cholesterol
17. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
Biological Function
iron
Malnutrition
Deamination
18. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
sugar and fats
1 tablespoon
1/4 teaspoon
Fats: Description
19. Horizontal
Essential Amino Acid
width
Vitamin D
Vitamin a...
20. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
Condensation Reaction
Protein: Types
iron
osteoporosis
21. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
vitamin a...
Vitamin D
Vitamins: Description
Carbohydrates: Description
22. 120
Enzyme
amino acids
Biological Value
Very slow
23. 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
High Biological Value
1 tablespoon flour
olive oil
24. Helps eyes adjust to darkness - protects lining of throat - nose and mouth and other organs from infection eggs - dark green veggies - deep yellow veggies and fruits
fats or extras
Water: Types
vitamin a...
apartment home
25. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
cholesterol
potassium
chaos
manufactured home
26. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans
thiamine
tract home
Vitamins: Types
nutrients
27. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
Water: Types
apartment home
Derived Protein
1/4 teaspoon
28. 250g
Fats: Description
sugar and fats
1 cup butter
analogous
29. Contrast; opposite colors
1 teaspoon
Minerals: Description
Nutrient
complementary
30. Built to a persons specifications
Vitamin C
Vitamins: Types
custom homes
Vitamin D
31. 20g
1 cup sifted flour
Biological Value
1 tablespoon butter
Pepsin
32. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.
saturated fats
Gel
Hot
Deamination
33. 175g
fiber
1 cup butter
1 cup icing sugar
chaos
34. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.
calcium
Conjugated Protein
line
electrolyte
35. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
proteins
osteoporosis
Minerals: Types
Nutrient
36. Curved
relaxation
Pepsin
digestion
Vitamin C
37. Should be eaten sparingly
nutrients
Enzyme
fats or extras
1 tablespoon flour
38. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
relaxation
vitamin a...
Fats: Types
1 cup grated cheese
39. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
osteoporosis
electrolyte
Vitamin B
Water: Description
40. A food contains all the essential amino acids - also known as a complete protein. Usually comes from animal sources but is found in soya beans.
High Biological Value
Very slow
potassium
manufactured home
41. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.
Minerals: Types
magnesium
Moderate Hot
Pepsidase
42. 250g
Water: Types
Enzyme
breads and grains
1 cup white sugar
43. 10g
1 tablespoon flour
saturated fats
1 tablespoon butter
Denaturation
44. Vertical
height
Conjugated Protein
fats or extras
Marasmus
45. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.
Derived Protein
iron
1 cup icing sugar
amino acids
46. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
cholesterol
minerals
Fats: Description
calcium
47. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
fats or extras
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
nutrients
Denaturation
48. 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.
Kwashiokor
Pepsin
Biological Value
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
49. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
nutrients
Water: Description
cholesterol
Vitamin a...
50. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Essential Amino Acid
calcium
electrolyte
Nutrient