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Subject
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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
olive oil
Gluten
nutrients
Vitamin a...
2. Formed when a number of amino acids join together due to the formation of peptide links.
Polypeptide
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
1 cup sifted flour
analogous
3. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
1 cup icing sugar
Maillard Reaction
Very slow
Water: Description
4. Should be eaten sparingly
tract home
Fats: Types
fats or extras
iron
5. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
Biological Function
Enzyme
potassium
osteoporosis
6. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue
analogous
Water: Types
protein
Pepsidase
7. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
vitamin a...
1 cup white sugar
Fats: Description
amino acids
8. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Vitamin a...
magnesium
1 tablespoon flour
9. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Vitamin B
Source
Vitamin C
osteoporosis
10. 175g
1 cup icing sugar
Protein: Description
Water: Description
cholesterol
11. Horizontal
Water: Description
width
Fats: Types
Biological Function
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
Derived Protein
Minerals: Types
thiamine
Protein: Types
13. Contrast; opposite colors
Moderate
tract home
complementary
sugar and fats
14. 1.25mL
analogous
Polypeptide
Conjugated Protein
1/4 teaspoon
15. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
manufactured home
Vitamins: Description
1 cup sifted flour
Deamination
16. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.
vitamin d
Kwashiokor
height
Maillard Reaction
17. 180
vitamin d
chaos
Hot
Moderate
18. 120
Minerals: Description
apartment home
Conjugated Protein
Very slow
19. 2.5mL
Vitamin D
1/2 teaspoon
osteoporosis
Water: Types
20. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans
tract home
water
Carbohydrates: Types
Hot
21. Lack of adequate nutrition - result of lack of nutrition or unbalanced diet.
1 tablespoon
Malnutrition
Water: Description
Kwashiokor
22. 20g
Very Hot
1 tablespoon
olive oil
Rennin
23. 5mL
Moderate
1 teaspoon
1 cup sifted flour
nutrients
24. 125g
calcium
Vitamins: Types
1 tablespoon
1 cup sifted flour
25. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
fats or extras
Fats: Description
breads and grains
1 cup icing sugar
26. Plant material bodies cannot digest
Gel
fiber
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
thiamine
27. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
calcium
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Marasmus
1 tablespoon
28. Keeps bowels regular
minerals
fiber
Vitamin C
High Biological Value
29. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels
iron
1 tablespoon
Minerals: Description
texture
30. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
vitamin a...
oats
Essential Amino Acid
proteins
31. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
iron
width
potassium
vitamin d
32. Breaking down excess protein in the liver. Carboxyl group is converted to glycogen and stored as energy. Amino group is converted to ammonia then to urea and excreted as urine.
calcium
Deamination
1 tablespoon
amino acids
33. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
protein
potassium
Deamination
nutrients
34. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
Vitamin C
space
Deficiency
Minerals: Types
35. 150
Vitamin a...
proteins
digestion
Slow
36. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.
iron
Denaturation
Hydrolysis
Derived Protein
37. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
apartment home
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
osteoporosis
Carbohydrates: Types
38. An enzyme made in the stomach which breaks protein into peptones.
1 tablespoon
Coagulation
Pepsin
Carbohydrates
39. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
analogous
Essential Amino Acid
Conjugated Protein
Biological Value
40. Diagonal
Carbohydrates: Types
fiber
chaos
1 teaspoon
41. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
cholesterol
fats or extras
Slow
Vitamin C
42. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains
cholesterol
minerals
Vitamin B
Malnutrition
43. 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
vitamin a...
chaos
Very slow
breads and grains
44. Built to a persons specifications
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
custom homes
osteoporosis
Carbohydrates
45. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
digestion
1 cup butter
Carbohydrates: Types
manufactured home
46. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Conjugated Protein
Protein: Types
electrolyte
Nutrient
47. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
texture
Slow
calcium
potassium
48. 200
electrolyte
Hot
water
Rennin
49. 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.
Condensation Reaction
custom homes
Coagulation
1/4 teaspoon
50. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
apartment home
vitamin a...
Vitamins: Description
Kwashiokor