SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Home Economics
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
literacy
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells
proteins
1 tablespoon butter
Polypeptide
Deamination
2. An enzyme made in the stomach which breaks protein into peptones.
oats
Pepsin
Carbohydrates: Types
Low Biological Value Protein
3. Foods from the extras group are usually high
Water: Description
fiber
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
sugar and fats
4. Helps build strong muscles and repairs body tissue
protein
town home
texture
digestion
5. Vegetables are a great source of this
magnesium
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Vitamin a...
1 cup grated cheese
6. Butter - Margarine - Oil - Cream
fiber
Gluten
Meat or Protein
Fats: Types
7. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
Marasmus
breads and grains
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
8. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
saturated fats
sugar and fats
Deamination
apartment home
9. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
Vitamin B
Polypeptide
vitamin a...
1 cup butter
10. Outline of an object
iron
protein
line
Condensation Reaction
11. Horizontal
width
water
chaos
relaxation
12. 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.
Essential Amino Acid
Hydrolysis
Protein: Description
Vitamins: Types
13. 120
Biological Value
Very slow
line
Water: Types
14. House built in rows and attached to one another at the side wall
Polypeptide
town home
electrolyte
Moderate Hot
15. 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
width
iron
Moderate Hot
16. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
Rennin
Minerals: Types
space
amino acids
17. Eggs belong in this food group
Vitamin a...
1 tablespoon butter
Meat or Protein
breads and grains
18. Describes the way an object surface looks and feels
Kwashiokor
electrolyte
Water: Description
texture
19. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
1 cup icing sugar
Minerals: Types
Vitamin C
proteins
20. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
amino acids
cholesterol
Rennin
vitamin d
21. 250g
Coagulation
Gel
manufactured home
1 cup butter
22. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
1 cup white sugar
Low Biological Value Protein
iron
minerals
23. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
height
oats
osteoporosis
Polypeptide
24. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food
amino acids
olive oil
Vitamin C
water
25. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)
Water: Description
Vitamin C
Very slow
Gluten
26. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
texture
Hydrolysis
calcium
27. 20g
Source
Meat or Protein
1 tablespoon butter
Hot
28. 250g
1 cup white sugar
Deficiency
Fats: Types
monochromatic
29. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.
Nutrient
Vitamins: Types
fats or extras
Rennin
30. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.
Essential Amino Acid
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Biological Function
space
31. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
analogous
Maillard Reaction
1 tablespoon
vitamin c
32. 230 - 250
chaos
Very Hot
Conjugated Protein
fats or extras
33. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
1 cup grated cheese
thiamine
digestion
34. One hue
thiamine
monochromatic
water
Vitamin B
35. Protein are formed as a result of chemical or enzymic action on the protein.
Maillard Reaction
Derived Protein
Gluten
Carbohydrates
36. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Water: Description
Hot
breads and grains
Derived Protein
37. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.
osteoporosis
Trypsin
fiber
Vitamin B
38. A lack of a substance / nutrient. It can lead to illness.
Hydrolysis
Vitamin C
osteoporosis
Deficiency
39. 180
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup grated cheese
Moderate
Protein: Types
40. 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.
Macronutrient
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
1 tablespoon butter
Derived Protein
41. Globular proteins linked with other non-protein molecules.
Conjugated Protein
Carbohydrates
magnesium
space
42. 20mL
1 tablespoon
High Biological Value
Fats: Types
Pepsidase
43. 190
Vitamin D
Moderate Hot
electrolyte
Hydrolysis
44. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
monochromatic
calcium
Protein: Types
Vitamins: Description
45. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
Moderate Hot
vitamin c
magnesium
Hydrolysis
46. Keeps the body healthy protecting it from diseases such as scurvy (Vit. C) and rickets (Vit. D).
Vitamins: Description
Gel
Deficiency
Trypsin
47. Vertical
potassium
height
Pepsin
analogous
48. Plant material bodies cannot digest
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
calcium
fiber
Biological Function
49. 125g
oats
vitamin c
Vitamin B
1 cup sifted flour
50. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Nutrient
Conjugated Protein
1 tablespoon
fiber