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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. 230 - 250
Very Hot
1/4 teaspoon
Vitamins: Types
analogous
2. 90 degrees of each other
Nutrient
Deficiency
analogous
Vitamins: Description
3. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
width
Fats: Description
Vitamin D
vitamin a...
4. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
Water: Types
1/2 teaspoon
digestion
apartment home
5. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
Low Biological Value Protein
Deficiency
monochromatic
Vitamin B
6. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.
Denaturation
Vitamins: Types
Gel
Deficiency
7. Healthiest oil to cook with
olive oil
magnesium
Carbohydrates
Macronutrient
8. 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.
Malnutrition
High Biological Value
relaxation
amino acids
9. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
texture
breads and grains
manufactured home
Coagulation
10. 2.5mL
vitamin d
Source
1 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon
11. 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
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
texture
space
12. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
Kwashiokor
Very Hot
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Biological Function
13. Plant material bodies cannot digest
fiber
Derived Protein
calcium
Pepsidase
14. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells
proteins
Hot
Deficiency
1 tablespoon butter
15. Foods from the extras group are usually high
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
minerals
Gel
sugar and fats
16. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
Water: Types
calcium
Moderate
height
17. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
Vitamin C
Minerals: Description
electrolyte
monochromatic
18. 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
fiber
1 tablespoon butter
Meat or Protein
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
19. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue
Deamination
protein
sugar and fats
Slow
20. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
Vitamin B
Vitamins: Types
olive oil
Low Biological Value Protein
21. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
1 cup butter
Low Biological Value Protein
Carbohydrates
Slow
22. Vertical
1 tablespoon
olive oil
height
Gluten
23. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
1 cup white sugar
Minerals: Description
potassium
minerals
24. 175g
Protein: Types
1 cup icing sugar
Hot
Vitamin B
25. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
water
Protein: Types
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Vitamin a...
26. 200
Hot
texture
Gluten
Protein: Description
27. 250g
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
1 cup butter
Vitamin a...
1/4 teaspoon
28. Contrast; opposite colors
1 cup sifted flour
Enzyme
complementary
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
29. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.
Source
Conjugated Protein
sugar and fats
1 tablespoon
30. 125g
Vitamin C
width
thiamine
1 cup sifted flour
31. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.
1/2 teaspoon
Essential Amino Acid
electrolyte
cholesterol
32. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
Minerals: Description
sugar and fats
Carbohydrates: Description
High Biological Value
33. Keeps bowels regular
Slow
Gel
fiber
potassium
34. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
calcium
saturated fats
Coagulation
apartment home
35. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
Biological Value
Hydrolysis
cholesterol
Condensation Reaction
36. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
amino acids
chaos
Low Biological Value Protein
Source
37. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
1 tablespoon flour
sugar and fats
Vitamin D
1 tablespoon
38. The 3 dimensional space to be designed
space
Gluten
1 tablespoon
chaos
39. 10g
tract home
1 cup icing sugar
1 tablespoon flour
magnesium
40. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains
Vitamin B
Minerals: Description
custom homes
proteins
41. Outline of an object
apartment home
complementary
Vitamin B
line
42. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.
Carbohydrates: Description
Protein: Description
Enzyme
Vitamin C
43. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels
Rennin
tract home
texture
Derived Protein
44. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
magnesium
Carbohydrates: Types
iron
potassium
45. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
Fats: Description
calcium
town home
Deficiency
46. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
saturated fats
Water: Description
olive oil
Vitamin B
47. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.
protein
Malnutrition
Maillard Reaction
Deamination
48. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Source
Biological Function
thiamine
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
49. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
Carbohydrates: Description
oats
potassium
fiber
50. 20g
potassium
1 tablespoon butter
calcium
water