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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Contrast; opposite colors
Rennin
complementary
calcium
Marasmus
2. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Nutrient
Gluten
olive oil
High Biological Value
3. 20mL
cholesterol
1 tablespoon
Moderate
Pepsin
4. Eggs belong in this food group
oats
Deficiency
Gel
Meat or Protein
5. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
proteins
chaos
Carbohydrates
magnesium
6. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.
Denaturation
1 tablespoon butter
height
Water: Types
7. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
1 cup icing sugar
Water: Description
Derived Protein
cholesterol
8. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
analogous
Rennin
Protein: Types
complementary
9. 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.
potassium
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
manufactured home
Biological Value
10. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
1 tablespoon
iron
Vitamin D
1 cup sifted flour
11. Diagonal
chaos
cholesterol
Vitamin C
digestion
12. 150
Polypeptide
complementary
Slow
Pepsin
13. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Moderate Hot
vitamin c
Water: Description
iron
14. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
1 tablespoon butter
Hydrolysis
Deamination
electrolyte
15. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
oats
osteoporosis
Vitamin C
Polypeptide
16. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
Denaturation
Pepsidase
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
saturated fats
17. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
Biological Value
Protein: Types
Hot
potassium
18. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
Kwashiokor
1/4 teaspoon
amino acids
Pepsidase
19. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
Source
1/4 teaspoon
Kwashiokor
calcium
20. 1.25mL
Kwashiokor
1 tablespoon
Vitamin a...
1/4 teaspoon
21. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
potassium
Vitamin B
town home
1 cup white sugar
22. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels
fiber
texture
tract home
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
23. 20g
Deamination
Gel
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon
24. 200
Pepsin
saturated fats
Hot
calcium
25. 125g
width
Carbohydrates: Types
1 cup grated cheese
line
26. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
Pepsin
Vitamin B
Derived Protein
Vitamin a...
27. 10g
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Source
1 tablespoon flour
28. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.
Derived Protein
Malnutrition
Moderate
Biological Function
29. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food
water
Protein: Description
Vitamin B
Polypeptide
30. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
thiamine
Pepsin
Hot
1/4 teaspoon
31. One hue
1 teaspoon
chaos
Vitamin a...
monochromatic
32. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg
1 cup sifted flour
Coagulation
Carbohydrates
1 tablespoon butter
33. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
Macronutrient
Meat or Protein
line
calcium
34. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
Hot
Biological Value
Moderate
calcium
35. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
Vitamin B
Slow
chaos
1 tablespoon
36. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
Carbohydrates: Description
magnesium
Carbohydrates: Types
monochromatic
37. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
electrolyte
Carbohydrates: Description
digestion
osteoporosis
38. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans
Pepsin
calcium
electrolyte
tract home
39. 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.
complementary
Carbohydrates
Vitamin C
Hydrolysis
40. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.
Pepsidase
oats
Hydrolysis
fiber
41. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
Marasmus
digestion
Vitamin a...
manufactured home
42. Should be eaten sparingly
analogous
fats or extras
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
electrolyte
43. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
potassium
1 tablespoon
Meat or Protein
manufactured home
44. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
custom homes
monochromatic
Macronutrient
Enzyme
45. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
Vitamin B
saturated fats
Minerals: Types
fiber
46. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.
calcium
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Derived Protein
digestion
47. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
iron
Vitamin B
nutrients
chaos
48. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains
Protein: Types
Vitamin B
Marasmus
nutrients
49. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
Carbohydrates
monochromatic
electrolyte
calcium
50. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
Vitamin D
Vitamin C
Protein: Types
width