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Subject
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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
Vitamins: Description
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
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Pepsin
2. 180
1 teaspoon
Moderate
Protein: Types
Essential Amino Acid
3. 250g
complementary
Water: Types
1 cup white sugar
1 cup sifted flour
4. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.
calcium
Carbohydrates
Vitamins: Types
Vitamin a...
5. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
Slow
iron
Conjugated Protein
magnesium
6. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels
digestion
texture
amino acids
chaos
7. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
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minerals
Low Biological Value Protein
Nutrient
8. An enzyme made in the stomach which breaks protein into peptones.
Deficiency
1 teaspoon
Pepsin
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
9. 190
Denaturation
Protein: Description
Pepsin
Moderate Hot
10. Diagonal
Hydrolysis
chaos
1 cup grated cheese
protein
11. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.
space
1/2 teaspoon
Vitamins: Description
Enzyme
12. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
1 cup butter
iron
saturated fats
Protein: Description
13. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
Vitamin C
Very Hot
Vitamin B
Water: Types
14. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
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Vitamin a...
1 cup grated cheese
1 tablespoon
15. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
Biological Value
space
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vitamin d
16. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells
monochromatic
complementary
Macronutrient
proteins
17. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg
Vitamin D
iron
Biological Value
Coagulation
18. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
1 cup butter
olive oil
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nutrients
19. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.
minerals
Denaturation
Protein: Description
oats
20. Outline of an object
Carbohydrates
Minerals: Description
line
digestion
21. 10g
1 tablespoon
digestion
saturated fats
1 tablespoon flour
22. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.
line
height
1 cup white sugar
Conjugated Protein
23. 9-11 servings daily
relaxation
Pepsidase
chaos
breads and grains
24. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Water: Description
1 teaspoon
Pepsidase
Vitamin C
25. 2.5mL
1/2 teaspoon
Moderate
height
protein
26. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.
oats
amino acids
Water: Types
Derived Protein
27. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
Kwashiokor
vitamin a...
1 tablespoon
thiamine
28. Curved
Pepsidase
calcium
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
relaxation
29. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
Kwashiokor
Vitamin D
1/2 teaspoon
Enzyme
30. 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.
Vitamins: Description
Hydrolysis
Condensation Reaction
1 cup sifted flour
31. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)
Gluten
Meat or Protein
Carbohydrates
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
32. 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
fats or extras
vitamin a...
fiber
proteins
33. 120
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calcium
Very slow
Moderate
34. 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.
Condensation Reaction
potassium
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
electrolyte
35. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
1 tablespoon flour
Carbohydrates
Water: Description
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
36. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
1 tablespoon butter
Vitamin a...
Meat or Protein
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37. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
Rennin
sugar and fats
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
potassium
38. Eggs belong in this food group
Meat or Protein
Biological Value
calcium
Rennin
39. 200
Marasmus
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Vitamins: Types
Hot
40. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream
fiber
Moderate Hot
Fats: Types
1 tablespoon butter
41. 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.
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Water: Description
minerals
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
42. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.
Derived Protein
electrolyte
Biological Function
Carbohydrates: Types
43. Horizontal
1 tablespoon flour
Fats: Types
Slow
width
44. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
protein
1 cup white sugar
Protein: Description
Moderate
45. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
1/2 teaspoon
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
cholesterol
Minerals: Types
46. The 3 dimensional space to be designed
Coagulation
calcium
space
Carbohydrates: Types
47. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
calcium
Minerals: Description
Macronutrient
fiber
48. Should be eaten sparingly
fats or extras
breads and grains
Very Hot
water
49. Built to a persons specifications
oats
Slow
calcium
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50. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
vitamin d
Very slow
Vitamins: Types
Biological Function