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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. 230 - 250
Very Hot
1 cup sifted flour
osteoporosis
analogous
2. 125g
1 cup sifted flour
Moderate
Vitamin a...
Fats: Description
3. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
Meat or Protein
iron
Biological Value
vitamin a...
4. Eggs belong in this food group
electrolyte
Derived Protein
Meat or Protein
thiamine
5. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)
Gluten
Very slow
Deficiency
1 teaspoon
6. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Meat or Protein
1/2 teaspoon
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Source
7. Colour change which occurs when amino acids and sugar are exposed to dry heat. Also known as non-enzymic browning.
Vitamin B
Maillard Reaction
custom homes
proteins
8. 180
Moderate
complementary
Vitamins: Types
1 tablespoon
9. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
complementary
Biological Value
fiber
Denaturation
10. 20mL
Marasmus
Polypeptide
Carbohydrates: Description
1 tablespoon
11. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.
Minerals: Types
Trypsin
Fats: Types
1 cup grated cheese
12. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.
town home
Moderate Hot
Protein: Description
Biological Function
13. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
Hydrolysis
iron
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Deamination
14. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
Very Hot
Pepsin
1 cup white sugar
Vitamin B
15. 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.
height
Deamination
Meat or Protein
Trypsin
16. 90 degrees of each other
Moderate Hot
space
potassium
analogous
17. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.
1/2 teaspoon
vitamin a...
Essential Amino Acid
texture
18. 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
Vitamin B
Biological Function
1 tablespoon butter
vitamin a...
19. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.
town home
1 cup white sugar
Very slow
Deficiency
20. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg
relaxation
1/2 teaspoon
1 tablespoon butter
Coagulation
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.
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Fats: Description
1 tablespoon flour
22. 150
Minerals: Types
Very Hot
magnesium
Slow
23. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
calcium
digestion
Carbohydrates: Description
High Biological Value
24. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.
1 cup white sugar
Source
Vitamin a...
Carbohydrates: Description
25. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
Nutrient
magnesium
Kwashiokor
monochromatic
26. Healthiest oil to cook with
olive oil
Vitamins: Description
1 tablespoon flour
Vitamin B
27. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
Hot
vitamin d
town home
iron
28. Cookie cutter house in master planned community - all have similar floor plans
Meat or Protein
Vitamin a...
tract home
Polypeptide
29. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.
space
Gel
custom homes
1 tablespoon
30. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
nutrients
manufactured home
Rennin
line
31. 120
Rennin
Source
Very slow
minerals
32. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
1 tablespoon butter
minerals
Very slow
Fats: Description
33. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
fiber
cholesterol
digestion
apartment home
34. 2.5mL
1/2 teaspoon
width
Very Hot
Minerals: Description
35. 5mL
1 cup butter
Rennin
1 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon
36. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
Malnutrition
1 cup grated cheese
Deficiency
apartment home
37. 9-11 servings daily
Carbohydrates: Types
Vitamins: Types
vitamin a...
breads and grains
38. 20g
calcium
1/4 teaspoon
fats or extras
1 tablespoon
39. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
nutrients
Carbohydrates: Description
1/4 teaspoon
saturated fats
40. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
Minerals: Types
1 teaspoon
Kwashiokor
vitamin a...
41. 10g
fats or extras
Protein: Description
1 tablespoon flour
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
42. Horizontal
tract home
1 cup sifted flour
1 cup grated cheese
width
43. Diagonal
potassium
chaos
High Biological Value
custom homes
44. 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.
amino acids
Nutrient
vitamin d
High Biological Value
45. 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
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
vitamin d
Macronutrient
Moderate
46. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
vitamin c
High Biological Value
Minerals: Types
Vitamins: Types
47. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
Denaturation
Minerals: Description
1 cup icing sugar
potassium
48. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Biological Value
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Vitamin C
Protein: Description
49. Plant material bodies cannot digest
Derived Protein
Minerals: Types
fiber
vitamin a...
50. 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.
Deamination
width
Coagulation
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)