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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Slow
Fats: Description
Nutrient
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
2. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
Vitamin a...
Maillard Reaction
1 teaspoon
1/2 teaspoon
3. 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
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
1 tablespoon
vitamin a...
monochromatic
4. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
Vitamin a...
Essential Amino Acid
vitamin d
1 cup grated cheese
5. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
Slow
cholesterol
Vitamins: Types
potassium
6. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg
Trypsin
Minerals: Types
Slow
Coagulation
7. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.
Essential Amino Acid
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vitamin a...
complementary
8. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
Marasmus
Water: Types
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iron
9. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
Vitamin D
Vitamin B
Enzyme
analogous
10. 250g
Pepsin
Condensation Reaction
Conjugated Protein
1 cup white sugar
11. 125g
minerals
Very slow
vitamin d
1 cup grated cheese
12. 175g
minerals
Essential Amino Acid
Moderate Hot
1 cup icing sugar
13. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
Denaturation
digestion
minerals
Rennin
14. 5mL
1/2 teaspoon
1 teaspoon
Malnutrition
Carbohydrates: Description
15. 190
texture
cholesterol
Moderate Hot
Very Hot
16. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
Vitamin D
Kwashiokor
Vitamin C
Condensation Reaction
17. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
Carbohydrates: Types
olive oil
calcium
fats or extras
18. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue
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Pepsidase
relaxation
protein
19. 20mL
1 tablespoon
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
minerals
amino acids
20. 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
Very slow
Deamination
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
21. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
Gluten
space
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vitamin a...
22. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
vitamin d
nutrients
Fats: Description
Biological Function
23. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
osteoporosis
iron
Hydrolysis
Source
24. 180
Moderate
fats or extras
Gluten
fiber
25. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).
Vitamins: Description
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
cholesterol
Pepsidase
26. 200
Kwashiokor
cholesterol
Hot
calcium
27. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Biological Function
1 cup grated cheese
Protein: Description
Vitamin D
28. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
complementary
electrolyte
Malnutrition
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29. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
Fats: Description
1 tablespoon
osteoporosis
oats
30. 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.
Very Hot
Rennin
Deamination
Malnutrition
31. 2.5mL
monochromatic
1/2 teaspoon
Biological Function
Nutrient
32. 120
Very slow
Protein: Description
fiber
proteins
33. 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.
High Biological Value
Pepsidase
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Moderate Hot
34. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
Carbohydrates
breads and grains
Protein: Description
Protein: Types
35. 10g
1 tablespoon flour
Water: Description
potassium
Gluten
36. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
saturated fats
Carbohydrates: Description
Fats: Description
Coagulation
37. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food
High Biological Value
water
Very slow
Hot
38. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
Deficiency
Gel
Vitamin B
Minerals: Description
39. Horizontal
osteoporosis
relaxation
Vitamin C
width
40. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
1 tablespoon
1/2 teaspoon
1 cup white sugar
amino acids
41. The food that the nutrient is found in.
protein
vitamin d
Source
calcium
42. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream
Gluten
Enzyme
Fats: Types
osteoporosis
43. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
Marasmus
Deficiency
Essential Amino Acid
magnesium
44. Diagonal
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chaos
Derived Protein
1 tablespoon
45. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
calcium
saturated fats
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
1 teaspoon
46. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
protein
Vitamin a...
Rennin
Coagulation
47. Foods from the extras group are usually high
Slow
thiamine
Pepsin
sugar and fats
48. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
vitamin c
Vitamin B
monochromatic
1 cup icing sugar
49. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
Vitamin C
Hydrolysis
Biological Value
Protein: Description
50. Vertical
height
1 tablespoon flour
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calcium