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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. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
nutrients
1/2 teaspoon
Vitamin D
High Biological Value
2. 125g
protein
1 cup sifted flour
Coagulation
Nutrient
3. The food that the nutrient is found in.
potassium
Source
texture
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
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.
fats or extras
texture
Hydrolysis
Marasmus
5. 20g
water
Vitamins: Description
Moderate
1 tablespoon
6. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.
vitamin a...
line
Conjugated Protein
Deficiency
7. 10g
1 tablespoon flour
Moderate
1 tablespoon butter
digestion
8. Horizontal
Biological Function
potassium
width
1/2 teaspoon
9. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Malnutrition
Water: Types
1/4 teaspoon
Water: Description
10. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
iron
Hot
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
vitamin c
11. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
Fats: Description
Polypeptide
Minerals: Description
Conjugated Protein
12. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Source
Nutrient
1 cup butter
magnesium
13. Lack of adequate nutrition - result of lack of nutrition or unbalanced diet.
custom homes
Malnutrition
analogous
Minerals: Description
14. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.
complementary
calcium
Trypsin
nutrients
15. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
digestion
Protein: Description
nutrients
thiamine
16. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
osteoporosis
Gel
1 tablespoon flour
town home
17. 9-11 servings daily
osteoporosis
breads and grains
chaos
1 cup butter
18. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.
Deficiency
monochromatic
manufactured home
Vitamins: Types
19. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
relaxation
line
Hot
electrolyte
20. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.
Minerals: Description
relaxation
Protein: Description
Carbohydrates: Description
21. 120
Very slow
breads and grains
thiamine
vitamin d
22. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells
proteins
water
Water: Description
Biological Function
23. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg
Vitamin a...
Coagulation
minerals
texture
24. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food
complementary
water
Denaturation
fiber
25. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.
Gel
Enzyme
1 teaspoon
chaos
26. 125g
digestion
1/2 teaspoon
1 cup grated cheese
amino acids
27. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
width
Vitamin B
Biological Value
Very slow
28. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
chaos
potassium
Condensation Reaction
minerals
29. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).
town home
1 cup sifted flour
digestion
Vitamins: Description
30. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
Vitamin B
Maillard Reaction
magnesium
town home
31. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
Hot
Vitamins: Description
fiber
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
32. Eggs belong in this food group
Gel
Vitamin a...
Meat or Protein
Deficiency
33. Vegetables are a great source of this
Vitamin a...
digestion
Kwashiokor
iron
34. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
vitamin c
iron
osteoporosis
vitamin a...
35. Outline of an object
relaxation
line
vitamin a...
town home
36. 1.25mL
iron
electrolyte
protein
1/4 teaspoon
37. 190
Moderate Hot
Biological Function
protein
chaos
38. An enzyme made in the stomach which breaks protein into peptones.
saturated fats
Pepsin
Hydrolysis
Water: Description
39. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.
olive oil
Water: Types
fats or extras
protein
40. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
saturated fats
width
Vitamins: Description
Trypsin
41. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains
analogous
Vitamin B
Macronutrient
Fats: Description
42. Curved
relaxation
Deficiency
complementary
calcium
43. One hue
monochromatic
proteins
Very slow
potassium
44. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Hot
calcium
Biological Function
45. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
electrolyte
1 teaspoon
iron
complementary
46. 20g
Gluten
town home
Vitamin B
1 tablespoon butter
47. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
digestion
Carbohydrates: Types
Rennin
apartment home
48. Breaking down excess protein in the liver. Carboxyl group is converted to glycogen and stored as energy. Amino group is converted to ammonia then to urea and excreted as urine.
Vitamins: Description
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Polypeptide
Deamination
49. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
fats or extras
Pepsin
Derived Protein
amino acids
50. 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
Carbohydrates: Description
Polypeptide
amino acids