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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. A link formed during the condensation reaction when the amino group of one amino acid chemically combines with the carboxyl group of another amino acid with the loss of water molecule.
Hydrolysis
Deamination
potassium
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
2. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
potassium
Water: Description
tract home
Condensation Reaction
3. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Protein: Description
texture
Biological Value
vitamin a...
4. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.
Deamination
Trypsin
protein
1 cup sifted flour
5. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
Low Biological Value Protein
custom homes
Derived Protein
Carbohydrates: Types
6. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
1 cup grated cheese
magnesium
monochromatic
electrolyte
7. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
Vitamins: Description
complementary
vitamin d
calcium
8. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
manufactured home
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Vitamin a...
Low Biological Value Protein
9. An enzyme made in the stomach which breaks protein into peptones.
iron
Pepsin
chaos
manufactured home
10. Eggs belong in this food group
olive oil
Meat or Protein
High Biological Value
amino acids
11. Curved
chaos
relaxation
Vitamin a...
1 tablespoon flour
12. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
width
thiamine
town home
Nutrient
13. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
Gel
Protein: Types
minerals
Slow
14. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
1 cup icing sugar
amino acids
Kwashiokor
Derived Protein
15. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue
magnesium
Pepsidase
protein
space
16. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
potassium
Malnutrition
custom homes
1/4 teaspoon
17. Plant material bodies cannot digest
fiber
vitamin d
Nutrient
Carbohydrates
18. 125g
1 cup sifted flour
Water: Types
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Maillard Reaction
19. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
Gel
vitamin c
monochromatic
height
20. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.
Nutrient
Gluten
Denaturation
Gel
21. Formed when a number of amino acids join together due to the formation of peptide links.
Polypeptide
Minerals: Description
osteoporosis
Moderate Hot
22. Should be eaten sparingly
iron
calcium
fats or extras
Kwashiokor
23. Vertical
Deamination
height
1/2 teaspoon
Fats: Description
24. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.
Very slow
Carbohydrates: Description
calcium
1 cup icing sugar
25. 125g
Vitamin C
1 cup grated cheese
1/4 teaspoon
Source
26. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
water
apartment home
iron
town home
27. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
sugar and fats
Vitamins: Description
Carbohydrates: Description
nutrients
28. 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.
thiamine
Water: Types
Condensation Reaction
nutrients
29. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
oats
vitamin c
Vitamin a...
Vitamin D
30. 90 degrees of each other
1 cup icing sugar
saturated fats
sugar and fats
analogous
31. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.
Deficiency
Trypsin
custom homes
1 tablespoon butter
32. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
Carbohydrates: Types
iron
Biological Function
apartment home
33. 175g
potassium
1 cup icing sugar
Vitamin B
Vitamin a...
34. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.
Derived Protein
Water: Description
vitamin a...
Carbohydrates
35. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
Kwashiokor
iron
Trypsin
Protein: Description
36. 20g
line
1 tablespoon butter
vitamin c
olive oil
37. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
Carbohydrates: Description
complementary
analogous
Minerals: Types
38. 230 - 250
Carbohydrates
Very Hot
iron
Fats: Description
39. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.
relaxation
width
Conjugated Protein
Vitamin B
40. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Fats: Description
1 tablespoon
apartment home
41. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
Very slow
digestion
Vitamin C
relaxation
42. 250g
Minerals: Types
Moderate Hot
1 cup white sugar
complementary
43. Built to a persons specifications
custom homes
1 cup icing sugar
town home
Water: Types
44. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
vitamin a...
1/4 teaspoon
Deficiency
Vitamin C
45. 10g
Carbohydrates
breads and grains
1 tablespoon flour
relaxation
46. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
Rennin
breads and grains
osteoporosis
Vitamin B
47. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
calcium
Derived Protein
manufactured home
line
48. Vegetables are a great source of this
line
Vitamin a...
magnesium
iron
49. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
Vitamin C
Coagulation
1 cup butter
saturated fats
50. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.
proteins
Slow
Meat or Protein
Vitamins: Types