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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. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.
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Maillard Reaction
chaos
fats or extras
2. The food that the nutrient is found in.
1 cup butter
fats or extras
Source
Slow
3. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.
Deficiency
Polypeptide
Hot
line
4. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
proteins
water
vitamin c
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
5. 200
vitamin c
space
Hot
calcium
6. 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.
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High Biological Value
Macronutrient
Vitamin B
7. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.
Gluten
Condensation Reaction
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Pepsidase
8. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans
Minerals: Description
Pepsidase
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Fats: Types
9. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Protein: Description
Hot
Vitamin C
height
10. 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
Protein: Description
calcium
Hot
11. 230 - 250
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Very Hot
line
amino acids
12. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Water: Description
Vitamins: Types
Essential Amino Acid
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13. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Vitamin D
1 tablespoon flour
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
14. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.
iron
Essential Amino Acid
Minerals: Types
fats or extras
15. 2.5mL
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
calcium
1/2 teaspoon
Essential Amino Acid
16. Vertical
Polypeptide
height
Gluten
olive oil
17. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
Minerals: Description
monochromatic
fats or extras
potassium
18. 250g
Carbohydrates: Types
High Biological Value
Deamination
1 cup white sugar
19. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
Biological Function
Macronutrient
texture
saturated fats
20. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
texture
vitamin d
Essential Amino Acid
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21. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
Pepsidase
analogous
Carbohydrates: Types
Kwashiokor
22. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
height
magnesium
vitamin a...
1 tablespoon
23. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
saturated fats
fiber
1 cup sifted flour
vitamin d
24. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
Low Biological Value Protein
Marasmus
Enzyme
Vitamin a...
25. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
Nutrient
Protein: Types
Very slow
analogous
26. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
Carbohydrates: Types
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
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oats
27. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
digestion
potassium
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iron
28. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.
Denaturation
Pepsin
Carbohydrates
Enzyme
29. 175g
1 cup icing sugar
calcium
texture
monochromatic
30. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
nutrients
Deamination
1 cup grated cheese
electrolyte
31. 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
Gluten
calcium
Gel
Meat or Protein
32. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
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digestion
Gluten
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
33. The 3 dimensional space to be designed
space
saturated fats
Biological Function
Low Biological Value Protein
34. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
1 teaspoon
calcium
vitamin a...
potassium
35. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue
fats or extras
protein
Hydrolysis
Very Hot
36. Plant material bodies cannot digest
1 tablespoon
Vitamin D
fiber
Vitamin a...
37. 125g
potassium
Very slow
1 cup sifted flour
Denaturation
38. 125g
1 cup grated cheese
sugar and fats
Rennin
calcium
39. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
1 tablespoon
Kwashiokor
Source
Biological Value
40. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
Minerals: Types
Very Hot
Moderate Hot
chaos
41. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.
1 cup butter
Enzyme
Derived Protein
calcium
42. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
thiamine
Very slow
amino acids
calcium
43. 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.
breads and grains
osteoporosis
space
Condensation Reaction
44. 1.25mL
Vitamin a...
Hot
1/4 teaspoon
Marasmus
45. Curved
calcium
Carbohydrates: Description
relaxation
Vitamin B
46. 20mL
1 tablespoon
calcium
osteoporosis
Coagulation
47. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
1 tablespoon butter
Vitamin C
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
calcium
48. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)
Minerals: Types
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Gluten
sugar and fats
49. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
protein
Carbohydrates
1/2 teaspoon
1 teaspoon
50. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
1 tablespoon butter
width
Biological Value
Kwashiokor