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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. Should be eaten sparingly
magnesium
width
fats or extras
Kwashiokor
2. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
vitamin c
nutrients
calcium
saturated fats
3. 20mL
Vitamin B
1 tablespoon
1 cup butter
nutrients
4. 9-11 servings daily
1 cup white sugar
Pepsidase
breads and grains
Protein: Description
5. Outline of an object
line
Deamination
height
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
6. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
1 tablespoon
Fats: Description
electrolyte
1 cup sifted flour
7. Helps regulate body fluids - helps muscles like the heart function orange juice - bananas
potassium
Slow
Conjugated Protein
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
8. Meat - Fish - Chicken - Milk - Cheese - Eggs - Soya beans
Protein: Types
Conjugated Protein
1 tablespoon butter
calcium
9. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Carbohydrates
Water: Description
water
monochromatic
10. 90 degrees of each other
sugar and fats
analogous
1/4 teaspoon
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
11. 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.
1 cup grated cheese
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Biological Function
water
12. 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
Low Biological Value Protein
Pepsin
vitamin a...
Nutrient
13. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg
manufactured home
texture
Nutrient
Coagulation
14. 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.
minerals
Deamination
texture
vitamin c
15. Diagonal
monochromatic
chaos
Macronutrient
Denaturation
16. Built in a factory and installed at a specific site
iron
protein
manufactured home
water
17. Good sources of this vitamin are oranges - kiwi - and grapefruit
vitamin a...
monochromatic
Gel
Vitamin C
18. 2.5mL
Trypsin
1/2 teaspoon
Deamination
texture
19. Builds new cells - muscles - hair - repairs tissue - supplies heat and energy if necessary.
Macronutrient
tract home
Protein: Description
Vitamin a...
20. Protein deficiency - causes dermatitis - retarded growth and a pot belly. Common is 3rd World.
Vitamins: Description
Kwashiokor
saturated fats
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
21. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.
Marasmus
complementary
1 tablespoon
Trypsin
22. Builds up bone mass and prevents osteoporosis
calcium
complementary
Marasmus
saturated fats
23. A condition in which the bones gradually lose their mineral intake and become weak and brittle
osteoporosis
Very slow
analogous
fiber
24. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
magnesium
fats or extras
digestion
potassium
25. Helps have healthy gums and teeth <3
Moderate Hot
calcium
line
Meat or Protein
26. 125g
Polypeptide
texture
1 cup sifted flour
vitamin a...
27. Vegetables are a great source of this
minerals
vitamin d
Vitamin a...
Carbohydrates: Description
28. The food that the nutrient is found in.
Conjugated Protein
Meat or Protein
Source
magnesium
29. The nutrient group that supplies us with energy
magnesium
Carbohydrates
Condensation Reaction
breads and grains
30. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
Vitamin B
1 cup icing sugar
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Fats: Description
31. Similar to a duplex - but three or more units share one family pays rent
fiber
Denaturation
Vitamin a...
apartment home
32. Iron for healthy blood - calcium for healthy bones - iodine for proper functioning of thyroid gland.
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
protein
Minerals: Description
Vitamin B
33. 10g
1 tablespoon flour
Vitamin C
vitamin c
Polypeptide
34. 180
Deficiency
Moderate
Fats: Description
Marasmus
35. Low fat milk - non fat yogurt - and lite sour cream are low in this nutrient
saturated fats
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Protein: Types
electrolyte
36. The nutrient that helps carry nutrients throughout the body - helps regulate body temperature - and digest food
line
Conjugated Protein
water
Deficiency
37. Healthiest oil to cook with
height
breads and grains
olive oil
Maillard Reaction
38. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
iron
proteins
Pepsin
Fats: Description
39. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
vitamin d
calcium
Carbohydrates: Types
iron
40. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
Vitamins: Types
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Marasmus
1 cup white sugar
41. 250g
1 cup butter
protein
relaxation
Vitamin C
42. Amino acids that cannot be made in the body and must be obtained from food.
vitamin a...
line
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
Essential Amino Acid
43. 1.25mL
Carbohydrates: Types
apartment home
1/4 teaspoon
Water: Description
44. Substances that are important for the body's growth and care
nutrients
Coagulation
Slow
Water: Types
45. The function / job of a nutrient in the body.
Essential Amino Acid
Deamination
Biological Function
1 cup butter
46. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
iron
Biological Value
High Biological Value
cholesterol
47. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
olive oil
magnesium
Moderate Hot
Low Biological Value Protein
48. Eggs belong in this food group
Slow
1 tablespoon
Meat or Protein
amino acids
49. A semi-solid viscous solution with a 3-D network where water molecules become trapped. Gelatine is used as a setting agent.
relaxation
calcium
Macronutrient
Gel
50. Plant material bodies cannot digest
amino acids
sugar and fats
fiber
Water: Types