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Home Economics

Subject : literacy
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Healthiest oil to cook with






2. Gives you healthy skin and eyes






3. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue






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






5. 20mL






6. 10g






7. 190






8. 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.






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






10. 125g






11. 200






12. 180






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






14. Curved






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






16. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.






17. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains






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






19. Eggs belong in this food group






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






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






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.






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






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






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






26. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)






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






28. Should be eaten sparingly






29. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle






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






31. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter






32. Help build strong - healthy teeth and bones - helps heart beat properly - helps muscles move - helps blood clot - helps keep soft and nerves healthy dairy product






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






34. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.






35. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.






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






37. 230 - 250






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






39. Contrast; opposite colors






40. 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.






41. 125g






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






43. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon






44. The grain that has the highest amount of protein






45. 175g






46. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.






47. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system






48. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels






49. Diagonal






50. 2.5mL