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Subject : literacy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream






2. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal






3. Foods from the extras group are usually high






4. One hue






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






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






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






8. Contrast; opposite colors






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






10. Outline of an object






11. 250g






12. 180






13. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis






14. Curved






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






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






17. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance






18. Diagonal






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






20. Gives you healthy skin and eyes






21. Keeps bowels regular






22. 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






23. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.






24. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system






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






26. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels






27. 230 - 250






28. 20g






29. 9-11 servings daily






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






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






32. Plant material bodies cannot digest






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






34. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.






35. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall






36. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy






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






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






39. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3






40. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.






41. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein






42. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue






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






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






45. 10g






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






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






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






49. 20mL






50. Healthiest oil to cook with







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