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Home Economics

Subject : literacy
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Eggs belong in this food group






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






3. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.






4. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle






5. Lack of adequate nutrition - result of lack of nutrition or unbalanced diet.






6. 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.






7. Your body needs this vitamin to absorb calcium






8. 150






9. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system






10. 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.






11. 175g






12. Curved






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. Vertical






21. 5mL






22. 125g






23. The grain that has the highest amount of protein






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






25. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance






26. 20mL






27. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.






28. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient






29. 2.5mL






30. Catalyst that speeds up or slows down a reaction without being used up itself.






31. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. An enzyme made in the stomach which breaks protein into peptones.






36. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.






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






38. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy






39. Vegetables are a great source of this






40. 190






41. A in butter. B in wholegrain and cereals. C in citrus fruits. D in butter.






42. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3






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






44. Outline of an object






45. The 3 dimensional space to be designed






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






47. Help the body build and repair and maintain tissues and body cells






48. The food that the nutrient is found in.






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






50. Should be eaten sparingly