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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. Lack of adequate nutrition - result of lack of nutrition or unbalanced diet.
space
Pepsin
Vitamin B
Malnutrition
2. Foods from the extras group are usually high
Moderate Hot
sugar and fats
Vitamin a...
Carbohydrates
3. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
fiber
saturated fats
space
Condensation Reaction
4. 2.5mL
1/2 teaspoon
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
breads and grains
1 cup sifted flour
5. Outline of an object
line
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Biological Function
Hydrolysis
6. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
thiamine
iron
Vitamin C
vitamin a...
7. Vegetables are a great source of this
Pepsin
Essential Amino Acid
Fats: Description
Vitamin a...
8. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
minerals
complementary
Source
electrolyte
9. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
proteins
breads and grains
Nutrient
Very slow
10. Keeps bowels regular
Protein: Description
Macronutrient
fiber
Pepsin
11. A waxy substance that is a part of every cell of your body and intake should be low
potassium
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
fats or extras
cholesterol
12. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans
1 cup butter
Low Biological Value Protein
tract home
Protein: Description
13. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg
nutrients
Coagulation
Carbohydrates
Hydrolysis
14. 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.
Maillard Reaction
1 tablespoon flour
Moderate
Hydrolysis
15. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
width
vitamin c
1 cup white sugar
iron
16. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
Essential Amino Acid
potassium
Nutrient
calcium
17. Vitamin supplied by breads and grains
Meat or Protein
space
Vitamin B
water
18. 90 degrees of each other
Malnutrition
Marasmus
analogous
Gluten
19. 230 - 250
Very Hot
Protein: Types
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
vitamin c
20. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
Enzyme
vitamin d
apartment home
Moderate Hot
21. 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.
Source
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
vitamin a...
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
22. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
Vitamin a...
Pepsin
potassium
Hydrolysis
23. Helps your body fight infection and helps cuts heal
custom homes
Minerals: Description
Vitamin C
analogous
24. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
Vitamins: Description
Deamination
Protein: Types
sugar and fats
25. Healthiest oil to cook with
Gluten
Protein: Description
olive oil
town home
26. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)
water
1 cup white sugar
Gluten
monochromatic
27. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.
Enzyme
vitamin d
Vitamin B
Deficiency
28. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.
cholesterol
Water: Types
sugar and fats
1 cup sifted flour
29. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium
electrolyte
Vitamin D
calcium
digestion
30. Irreversible reaction - unfolding of the protein chain - caused by HEAT - ADDITION OF ACID & MECHANICAL ACTION.
Denaturation
osteoporosis
Gel
1 teaspoon
31. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.
Conjugated Protein
calcium
amino acids
iron
32. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels
texture
vitamin c
vitamin a...
1 cup butter
33. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.
Gluten
1 cup sifted flour
Moderate
Maillard Reaction
34. 125g
1 cup sifted flour
calcium
width
Hydrolysis
35. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
Fats: Description
osteoporosis
Polypeptide
Condensation Reaction
36. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
1 teaspoon
iron
fiber
apartment home
37. 200
Hot
fats or extras
Condensation Reaction
apartment home
38. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.
Trypsin
height
fats or extras
Vitamin a...
39. One hue
Water: Types
Protein: Description
Minerals: Description
monochromatic
40. The grain that has the highest amount of protein
complementary
oats
saturated fats
proteins
41. 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.
tract home
Minerals: Types
Protein: Description
High Biological Value
42. 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
analogous
1 teaspoon
Carbohydrates
vitamin a...
43. 250g
Malnutrition
vitamin c
sugar and fats
1 cup white sugar
44. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
potassium
vitamin d
Vitamin a...
Malnutrition
45. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.
Derived Protein
Slow
Vitamin B
Vitamin D
46. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
Vitamin C
height
Meat or Protein
Essential Amino Acid
47. 9-11 servings daily
breads and grains
saturated fats
Deamination
Malnutrition
48. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
Pepsin
1 tablespoon
magnesium
vitamin a...
49. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
thiamine
Polypeptide
Trypsin
Protein: Description
50. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
fats or extras
magnesium
Coagulation
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)