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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. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
calcium
osteoporosis
Slow
Protein: Description
2. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
1 cup grated cheese
Carbohydrates: Types
Rennin
Protein: Types
3. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
Vitamin C
apartment home
Moderate Hot
Trypsin
4. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
breads and grains
oats
chaos
protein
5. Vertical
space
Nutrient
height
texture
6. Plant material bodies cannot digest
line
fiber
Pepsin
Slow
7. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.
Nutrient
iron
Vitamin a...
Derived Protein
8. 9-11 servings daily
Moderate Hot
Gluten
breads and grains
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
9. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
potassium
Protein: Description
Malnutrition
Derived Protein
10. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
Rennin
Condensation Reaction
calcium
1 tablespoon butter
11. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Macronutrient
Nutrient
custom homes
vitamin a...
12. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
vitamin d
line
Pepsidase
complementary
13. Keeps bowels regular
Very slow
fiber
High Biological Value
Protein: Description
14. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Very slow
amino acids
Carbohydrates
15. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
Vitamin D
1 tablespoon flour
Deamination
town home
16. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.
vitamin c
cholesterol
Vitamin C
Essential Amino Acid
17. Minimum amount of energy required to maintain body temp. (37'C) and keep the body alive. Calculated at complete rest after fasting. Slows down as you get older.
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
custom homes
1/2 teaspoon
Fats: Types
18. 120
Minerals: Types
Very slow
oats
Slow
19. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
protein
thiamine
vitamin a...
Fats: Description
20. Outline of an object
relaxation
Water: Description
line
Vitamins: Types
21. Eggs belong in this food group
proteins
Fats: Types
complementary
Meat or Protein
22. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.
Enzyme
Pepsidase
Conjugated Protein
oats
23. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells
1 tablespoon
Biological Function
sugar and fats
proteins
24. The 3 dimensional space to be designed
space
nutrients
Vitamins: Types
Water: Types
25. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.
Gel
proteins
town home
iron
26. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food
Marasmus
Pepsidase
water
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
27. 250g
potassium
olive oil
Coagulation
1 cup butter
28. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
line
Biological Function
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
29. 90 degrees of each other
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Hot
Pepsidase
analogous
30. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.
calcium
Water: Types
High Biological Value
proteins
31. 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.
Vitamin a...
Deamination
1/4 teaspoon
proteins
32. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).
Vitamins: Description
calcium
1/2 teaspoon
Pepsidase
33. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream
Fats: Types
complementary
amino acids
Coagulation
34. 2 or more proteins are eaten together to supplement each other. Occurs when one protein is lacking in one or more essential amino acids and is eaten with another food which contains the missing essential amino acid. E.g. beans on toast (Beans are hig
Protein: Description
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Gel
Derived Protein
35. 190
Vitamins: Types
oats
line
Moderate Hot
36. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
space
fiber
sugar and fats
Vitamin a...
37. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
manufactured home
Meat or Protein
High Biological Value
Vitamin C
38. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
potassium
Derived Protein
Biological Function
Vitamin B
39. 2.5mL
1/2 teaspoon
Malnutrition
iron
complementary
40. Healthiest oil to cook with
olive oil
water
vitamin a...
Macronutrient
41. Diagonal
town home
calcium
chaos
Meat or Protein
42. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
vitamin c
Meat or Protein
width
Carbohydrates: Description
43. 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
vitamin a...
Very slow
minerals
magnesium
44. 125g
vitamin d
Vitamin B
1 cup grated cheese
proteins
45. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Carbohydrates: Types
Vitamin a...
iron
46. 20mL
custom homes
1 tablespoon
Vitamin C
relaxation
47. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
iron
Rennin
Vitamin a...
Water: Description
48. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
electrolyte
magnesium
saturated fats
nutrients
49. 10g
calcium
High Biological Value
1 tablespoon flour
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
50. 175g
Low Biological Value Protein
1 cup icing sugar
relaxation
Hot