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Home Economics

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Contrast; opposite colors






2. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning






3. 20mL






4. Eggs belong in this food group






5. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter






6. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.






7. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low






8. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.






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.






10. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium






11. Diagonal






12. 150






13. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.






14. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance






15. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit






16. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.






17. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient






18. The building blocks that make up proteins - Smallest part of a protein






19. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.






20. 1.25mL






21. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall






22. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels






23. 20g






24. 200






25. 125g






26. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin






27. 10g






28. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.






29. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food






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






31. One hue






32. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg






33. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3






34. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)






35. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system






36. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.






37. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use






38. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans






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.






40. An enzyme made in the ileum which breaks peptides into amino acids.






41. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.






42. Should be eaten sparingly






43. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site






44. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)






45. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.






46. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.






47. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach






48. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains






49. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy






50. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans