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Subject : literacy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.






2. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. Vertical






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






7. 5mL






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






9. Formed when a number of amino acids join together due to the formation of peptide links.






10. 175g






11. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.






12. 9-11 servings daily






13. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.






14. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure






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






16. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans






17. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream






23. Healthiest oil to cook with






24. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3






25. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent






26. 250g






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






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






29. Horizontal






30. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient






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






32. The food that the nutrient is found in.






33. 20mL






34. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system






35. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.






36. Gives you healthy skin and eyes






37. One hue






38. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.






39. 1.25mL






40. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue






41. 125g






42. An enzyme made in the stomach which breaks protein into peptones.






43. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site






44. 90 degrees of each other






45. 120






46. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient






47. Curved






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






49. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.






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