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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 190
Vitamin B
town home
analogous
Moderate Hot
2. 10g
oats
1 tablespoon flour
Macronutrient
1 tablespoon
3. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
Nutrient
potassium
space
Rennin
4. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Nutrient
custom homes
vitamin c
Moderate
5. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
Essential Amino Acid
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
1 cup butter
vitamin c
6. 120
Minerals: Types
custom homes
calcium
Very slow
7. Healthiest oil to cook with
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olive oil
Enzyme
1 teaspoon
8. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
fats or extras
iron
Vitamin C
oats
9. 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
Polypeptide
1 cup sifted flour
Deficiency
10. 250g
Carbohydrates
1 cup white sugar
1 cup sifted flour
Denaturation
11. Lack of adequate nutrition - result of lack of nutrition or unbalanced diet.
Kwashiokor
1 cup icing sugar
Malnutrition
Gel
12. Eggs belong in this food group
Enzyme
Maillard Reaction
Slow
Meat or Protein
13. 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.
Denaturation
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
1 tablespoon butter
tract home
14. 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
Hydrolysis
minerals
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
1 cup white sugar
15. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.
calcium
Essential Amino Acid
electrolyte
Conjugated Protein
16. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
Vitamin C
Hydrolysis
Moderate
Water: Types
17. 150
water
Slow
manufactured home
vitamin a...
18. 125g
vitamin d
complementary
1 cup grated cheese
1 tablespoon butter
19. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.
Maillard Reaction
breads and grains
osteoporosis
town home
20. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
vitamin d
Essential Amino Acid
1/4 teaspoon
saturated fats
21. 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
Source
vitamin a...
chaos
width
22. 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.
Polypeptide
1/2 teaspoon
High Biological Value
apartment home
23. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
Hot
Macronutrient
Marasmus
Carbohydrates: Types
24. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
Carbohydrates: Types
amino acids
Rennin
digestion
25. 250g
Low Biological Value Protein
1 cup butter
Biological Value
electrolyte
26. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue
protein
vitamin a...
sugar and fats
thiamine
27. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
Rennin
town home
Trypsin
High Biological Value
28. Built to a persons specifications
water
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amino acids
tract home
29. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
Carbohydrates
vitamin c
Marasmus
Meat or Protein
30. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
osteoporosis
custom homes
Denaturation
Coagulation
31. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).
line
relaxation
Vitamins: Description
fiber
32. 2.5mL
1/2 teaspoon
Vitamin a...
Condensation Reaction
Slow
33. 125g
1 cup white sugar
vitamin a...
1 cup sifted flour
Rennin
34. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
Meat or Protein
Minerals: Description
water
analogous
35. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
magnesium
iron
calcium
Rennin
36. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
manufactured home
analogous
Biological Value
Fats: Description
37. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
Denaturation
Rennin
Vitamins: Types
space
38. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
thiamine
1 cup white sugar
Nutrient
Vitamins: Description
39. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
Gluten
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Denaturation
cholesterol
40. Vertical
Malnutrition
calcium
height
texture
41. 20g
Biological Function
Carbohydrates
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon butter
42. Contrast; opposite colors
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
height
complementary
1 tablespoon
43. Outline of an object
line
Vitamins: Types
tract home
1 cup grated cheese
44. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells
sugar and fats
Carbohydrates
Vitamins: Description
proteins
45. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels
texture
Fats: Description
Kwashiokor
Derived Protein
46. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
calcium
1 cup white sugar
High Biological Value
cholesterol
47. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
Low Biological Value Protein
Essential Amino Acid
breads and grains
Vitamin B
48. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
Biological Function
minerals
width
magnesium
49. 90 degrees of each other
analogous
Polypeptide
electrolyte
Essential Amino Acid
50. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Derived Protein
Protein: Description
Gluten
Protein: Types