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Home Economics

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient






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






3. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)






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






5. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis






6. Keeps bowels regular






7. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.






8. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure






9. 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






10. Curved






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






12. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes






13. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels






14. 150






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






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






17. 175g






18. Outline of an object






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






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






21. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy






22. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk






23. Eggs belong in this food group






24. 250g






25. 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.






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






27. 190






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






29. 200






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






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






32. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)






33. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.






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






35. The 3 dimensional space to be designed






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






37. Foods from the extras group are usually high






38. The grain that has the highest amount of protein






39. 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






40. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.






41. 180






42. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. Horizontal






50. 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.