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Home Economics

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 250g






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






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






4. Vegetables are a great source of this






5. The 3 dimensional space to be designed






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






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






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






9. 20g






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






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






12. Horizontal






13. 1.25mL






14. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure






15. Vertical






16. 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.






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






18. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal






19. Diagonal






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






21. 90 degrees of each other






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






23. Contrast; opposite colors






24. Built to a persons specifications






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






26. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium






27. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream






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






29. 150






30. 180






31. 175g






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






33. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy






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






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






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






37. 20mL






38. Plant material bodies cannot digest






39. Gives you healthy skin and eyes






40. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit






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






42. 20g






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






44. 2.5mL






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






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






47. Keeps bowels regular






48. Healthiest oil to cook with






49. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3






50. Curved