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Subject
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literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
1 cup sifted flour
Marasmus
1 cup grated cheese
vitamin d
2. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
Low Biological Value Protein
Vitamin C
calcium
water
3. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
vitamin c
Maillard Reaction
Low Biological Value Protein
Very slow
4. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.
custom homes
proteins
Protein: Types
Water: Types
5. 10g
1 teaspoon
Marasmus
1 cup icing sugar
1 tablespoon flour
6. 230 - 250
space
Very Hot
oats
Malnutrition
7. 5mL
digestion
1 teaspoon
Biological Value
electrolyte
8. 9-11 servings daily
calcium
nutrients
breads and grains
amino acids
9. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
osteoporosis
Moderate Hot
1 tablespoon
monochromatic
10. Keeps bowels regular
space
fiber
fats or extras
Pepsin
11. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Vitamin D
digestion
protein
12. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
thiamine
height
Source
Protein: Types
13. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.
Trypsin
Deamination
Carbohydrates: Description
Denaturation
14. The food that the nutrient is found in.
width
proteins
Source
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
15. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
Slow
potassium
electrolyte
Deamination
16. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
1 cup icing sugar
vitamin a...
1 cup sifted flour
proteins
17. 250g
Very slow
1 cup white sugar
analogous
Water: Types
18. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Water: Description
Carbohydrates: Types
amino acids
Moderate
19. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
Slow
Pepsidase
manufactured home
protein
20. 120
Vitamin a...
Pepsidase
Very slow
vitamin c
21. Vegetables are a great source of this
Vitamin a...
Hot
iron
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
22. Diagonal
thiamine
chaos
Moderate
Carbohydrates: Types
23. 20mL
Vitamin D
Conjugated Protein
1 tablespoon
Carbohydrates
24. Eggs belong in this food group
relaxation
1 cup icing sugar
oats
Meat or Protein
25. 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
breads and grains
analogous
apartment home
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
26. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Meat or Protein
vitamin d
saturated fats
27. Formed when a number of amino acids join together due to the formation of peptide links.
Polypeptide
Malnutrition
Macronutrient
electrolyte
28. A food contains all the essential amino acids - also known as a complete protein. Usually comes from animal sources but is found in soya beans.
thiamine
1 cup white sugar
Minerals: Types
High Biological Value
29. 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.
Fats: Types
Vitamin C
apartment home
Deamination
30. Foods from the extras group are usually high
Pepsidase
vitamin a...
sugar and fats
Very Hot
31. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
cholesterol
Source
oats
Conjugated Protein
32. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein
Vitamin a...
fiber
amino acids
1 tablespoon
33. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.
Minerals: Description
Carbohydrates
Vitamins: Types
vitamin a...
34. 180
Denaturation
Vitamin a...
Moderate
nutrients
35. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
Source
Vitamin a...
Pepsin
Essential Amino Acid
36. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Nutrient
space
Low Biological Value Protein
calcium
37. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
electrolyte
space
Nutrient
manufactured home
38. Lack of adequate nutrition - result of lack of nutrition or unbalanced diet.
Malnutrition
Water: Types
Slow
proteins
39. 90 degrees of each other
analogous
Hydrolysis
1 teaspoon
Fats: Description
40. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.
osteoporosis
Polypeptide
Coagulation
Deficiency
41. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
Vitamin C
calcium
Kwashiokor
analogous
42. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
Rennin
Maillard Reaction
Very slow
water
43. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
olive oil
Protein: Description
Marasmus
Vitamin a...
44. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
iron
Macronutrient
Minerals: Types
1 cup butter
45. 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.
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Vitamin a...
olive oil
apartment home
46. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
Vitamin D
iron
town home
High Biological Value
47. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.
Low Biological Value Protein
Vitamins: Types
Conjugated Protein
vitamin a...
48. 1.25mL
1/4 teaspoon
protein
analogous
Vitamins: Description
49. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
Gluten
Essential Amino Acid
water
Vitamin B
50. Built to a persons specifications
sugar and fats
custom homes
Vitamin B
Coagulation