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Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach






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






3. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance






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






5. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care






6. Horizontal






7. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis






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






9. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure






10. 200






11. 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






12. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.






13. Foods from the extras group are usually high






14. 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.






15. 125g






16. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use






17. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system






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






19. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning






20. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.






21. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg






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






23. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food






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






25. Outline of an object






26. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon






27. 20g






28. 120






29. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.






30. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin






31. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.






32. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.






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






34. Curved






35. Keeps bowels regular






36. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium






37. 230 - 250






38. 90 degrees of each other






39. 5mL






40. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low






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






42. 180






43. 2.5mL






44. 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.






45. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle






46. Vegetables are a great source of this






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






48. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.






49. 250g






50. 150