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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. 150
Coagulation
Slow
1 tablespoon butter
Carbohydrates: Types
2. 90 degrees of each other
Hydrolysis
Protein: Types
analogous
vitamin a...
3. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
Minerals: Types
Biological Value
Protein: Description
thiamine
4. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
magnesium
manufactured home
Very Hot
amino acids
5. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.
Biological Function
1 tablespoon butter
Carbohydrates: Description
Very slow
6. 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.
nutrients
Condensation Reaction
Moderate Hot
Hydrolysis
7. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)
minerals
Vitamin D
fats or extras
Gluten
8. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
apartment home
Carbohydrates: Types
height
1 tablespoon butter
9. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
Low Biological Value Protein
fats or extras
Vitamin C
Biological Value
10. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
Enzyme
1/4 teaspoon
Protein: Description
nutrients
11. 180
Fats: Types
Moderate
Meat or Protein
Very Hot
12. 175g
town home
1 cup icing sugar
1 teaspoon
1/2 teaspoon
13. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
1/4 teaspoon
iron
vitamin a...
Low Biological Value Protein
14. 5mL
1 teaspoon
Gel
breads and grains
Biological Function
15. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
Fats: Description
1 cup icing sugar
osteoporosis
Deficiency
16. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
Vitamin B
thiamine
oats
1 cup butter
17. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans
monochromatic
calcium
tract home
apartment home
18. One hue
monochromatic
Vitamin C
Vitamin B
proteins
19. 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.
vitamin c
1 tablespoon butter
Hydrolysis
Protein: Description
20. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
fiber
1 cup butter
complementary
cholesterol
21. Foods from the extras group are usually high
relaxation
electrolyte
potassium
sugar and fats
22. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.
Deficiency
Vitamin a...
Derived Protein
Coagulation
23. 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.
Deamination
Vitamin C
manufactured home
oats
24. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
potassium
Hot
Derived Protein
Marasmus
25. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
manufactured home
Gel
1 tablespoon butter
Protein: Types
26. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
1 cup icing sugar
Derived Protein
Protein: Description
thiamine
27. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg
1 cup sifted flour
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Protein: Description
Coagulation
28. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream
Fats: Description
Fats: Types
Source
Derived Protein
29. 125g
Fats: Types
1 cup sifted flour
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
vitamin a...
30. The 3 dimensional space to be designed
Biological Function
Enzyme
custom homes
space
31. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
saturated fats
fats or extras
Low Biological Value Protein
Vitamin B
32. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.
relaxation
complementary
Enzyme
Gluten
33. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.
vitamin d
Conjugated Protein
complementary
Biological Function
34. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.
fiber
breads and grains
height
Pepsidase
35. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
fats or extras
Vitamins: Description
minerals
1 cup white sugar
36. Vegetables are a great source of this
breads and grains
height
Vitamin a...
Protein: Description
37. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
Protein: Description
Marasmus
Kwashiokor
vitamin a...
38. 2.5mL
digestion
1/2 teaspoon
Protein: Types
Meat or Protein
39. Lack of adequate nutrition - result of lack of nutrition or unbalanced diet.
Malnutrition
Vitamin C
Hydrolysis
1 tablespoon butter
40. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).
1 cup icing sugar
Gel
Marasmus
Vitamins: Description
41. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
monochromatic
Essential Amino Acid
Vitamin C
iron
42. Horizontal
width
1 tablespoon butter
Kwashiokor
Low Biological Value Protein
43. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Macronutrient
Kwashiokor
Protein: Description
Very slow
44. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
chaos
sugar and fats
Polypeptide
electrolyte
45. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
Denaturation
Vitamin a...
Vitamin C
Enzyme
46. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
Vitamin C
iron
Vitamin B
1 teaspoon
47. Should be eaten sparingly
Polypeptide
fats or extras
Carbohydrates: Types
potassium
48. Keeps bowels regular
fiber
analogous
Rennin
calcium
49. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food
thiamine
oats
water
1 cup butter
50. Vertical
Meat or Protein
height
width
Carbohydrates