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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. 250g
1 cup butter
fats or extras
Hot
1/4 teaspoon
2. Outline of an object
olive oil
Gel
line
Vitamins: Types
3. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
complementary
proteins
Carbohydrates
potassium
4. 10g
complementary
Rennin
1 tablespoon flour
fiber
5. 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 a...
Condensation Reaction
Minerals: Types
Deficiency
6. 125g
Kwashiokor
1 cup sifted flour
1 tablespoon
Vitamin a...
7. This nutrient group helps you have healthy blood pressure
1 tablespoon butter
Vitamin a...
cholesterol
iron
8. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.
Very slow
Essential Amino Acid
water
Vitamin B
9. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
Carbohydrates: Description
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
olive oil
potassium
10. Lack of adequate nutrition - result of lack of nutrition or unbalanced diet.
Malnutrition
1 cup icing sugar
Pepsidase
Low Biological Value Protein
11. 250g
1 cup white sugar
analogous
Vitamin a...
calcium
12. 1.25mL
fats or extras
1 cup white sugar
potassium
1/4 teaspoon
13. Formed when a number of amino acids join together due to the formation of peptide links.
Trypsin
Biological Function
Polypeptide
Vitamin a...
14. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food
water
Moderate Hot
Denaturation
Source
15. A nutrient needed in large amounts (protein - carbohydrate - lipid)
calcium
Deficiency
fiber
Macronutrient
16. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Fats: Types
Polypeptide
1 cup butter
Nutrient
17. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
Vitamin a...
fiber
potassium
magnesium
18. 2.5mL
1/2 teaspoon
Carbohydrates: Description
vitamin d
1 cup sifted flour
19. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.
Vitamin a...
Polypeptide
Water: Types
Nutrient
20. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
Trypsin
Condensation Reaction
potassium
nutrients
21. 200
Water: Types
1 tablespoon flour
Vitamin a...
Hot
22. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Water: Description
calcium
oats
Marasmus
23. 175g
saturated fats
thiamine
1 cup icing sugar
High Biological Value
24. Provides heat and energy in sugars and starches and fibre prevents constipation for healthy bowels.
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
space
tract home
Carbohydrates: Description
25. Healthiest oil to cook with
olive oil
complementary
vitamin a...
line
26. 180
Low Biological Value Protein
Moderate
Vitamin C
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
27. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
breads and grains
Macronutrient
olive oil
Marasmus
28. 5mL
Maillard Reaction
Moderate
1 teaspoon
Vitamins: Types
29. Dark - leafy vegetables and orange vegetables are good sources of this vitamin
Water: Description
Vitamin a...
custom homes
Low Biological Value Protein
30. Built to a persons specifications
custom homes
breads and grains
vitamin d
Biological Value
31. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
Biological Value
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Hot
Minerals: Types
32. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Vitamin C
Source
Vitamin a...
manufactured home
33. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
osteoporosis
Kwashiokor
Vitamin B
1 tablespoon
34. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
vitamin c
iron
High Biological Value
1 cup sifted flour
35. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Protein: Description
vitamin c
Nutrient
1 tablespoon
36. 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.
Coagulation
1/2 teaspoon
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
1 tablespoon butter
37. Should be eaten sparingly
fats or extras
digestion
proteins
magnesium
38. 20g
osteoporosis
breads and grains
1 tablespoon
1 cup icing sugar
39. 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
Vitamins: Types
Derived Protein
olive oil
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
40. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
Low Biological Value Protein
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
potassium
41. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
Rennin
Hot
1 tablespoon
Kwashiokor
42. Gives you healthy skin and eyes
Condensation Reaction
Biological Function
vitamin a...
Essential Amino Acid
43. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream
Fats: Types
vitamin a...
Hydrolysis
calcium
44. Eggs belong in this food group
Meat or Protein
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Fats: Description
complementary
45. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
vitamin c
Water: Description
minerals
calcium
46. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
saturated fats
Fats: Types
Vitamin B
iron
47. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
manufactured home
breads and grains
Vitamin a...
thiamine
48. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
Slow
vitamin d
Very Hot
Condensation Reaction
49. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels
Carbohydrates
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
texture
electrolyte
50. 150
Slow
water
Pepsin
Malnutrition