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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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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. Healthiest oil to cook with
1 cup white sugar
Deficiency
olive oil
Malnutrition
2. 125g
osteoporosis
1 cup grated cheese
analogous
Minerals: Description
3. 20mL
1 tablespoon
Vitamin a...
High Biological Value
Macronutrient
4. 20g
vitamin c
Conjugated Protein
1 tablespoon butter
Trypsin
5. Sugar in ripe fruit - starch in cereals - fibre in bran and celery.
Vitamin B
apartment home
analogous
Carbohydrates: Types
6. 250g
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon
Hot
Vitamins: Types
7. Regulates body temperature - gets rid of waste via kidneys in urine - carries nutrients in blood.
Essential Amino Acid
Conjugated Protein
Malnutrition
Water: Description
8. Diagonal
chaos
cholesterol
1 cup grated cheese
Very slow
9. 10g
Kwashiokor
fiber
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
1 tablespoon flour
10. Outline of an object
Fats: Description
Carbohydrates: Description
Carbohydrates
line
11. The process of breaking down food into a form the body can use
Gel
digestion
Enzyme
Water: Types
12. Help keep the nervous system healthy - promotes growth - appetite and digestion whole grain and enriched breads and cereals - pork - organ meats - dry beans - peas
thiamine
Hydrolysis
Carbohydrates: Types
Protein: Types
13. 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.
1 cup sifted flour
monochromatic
town home
Deamination
14. Provides heat and energy - satify hunger - provides padding around heart and kidneys.
minerals
1 cup icing sugar
Fats: Description
Very slow
15. Protein found in wheat - gives elasticity to foods e.g bread (Coeliacs are allergic to it)
manufactured home
Gluten
Water: Description
1 cup butter
16. Helps blood carry oxygen - helps cells use oxygen meat - liver - eggs - dry beans - spinach
protein
iron
town home
Very Hot
17. Should be eaten sparingly
fats or extras
Malnutrition
chaos
Vitamin C
18. Helps body fight infection - helps wounds heal - helps keep gums healthy citrus fruits - berries - melon
vitamin c
Fats: Types
Vitamin D
Minerals: Description
19. Plant material bodies cannot digest
complementary
Pepsidase
fiber
potassium
20. Works with calcium to build strong bones and teeth milk
Polypeptide
Vitamins: Types
Vitamin B
vitamin d
21. Bananas - orange juice - and tomatoes are great sources of this nutrient
complementary
Carbohydrates
1 tablespoon butter
potassium
22. 190
Conjugated Protein
calcium
Moderate Hot
digestion
23. 5mL
vitamin a...
fats or extras
1 teaspoon
Minerals: Types
24. 125g
1 cup sifted flour
complementary
olive oil
fats or extras
25. Iron in eggs - calcium in milk - Iodine in fish - variety in fruit and vegtables.
1 cup butter
chaos
Gel
Minerals: Types
26. 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
iron
Supplementary Value/ Complementary Value
proteins
Deamination
27. Enzyme made in the stomach which breaks caesinogen into caesin.
1 tablespoon
iron
iron
Rennin
28. Measure of protein quality - number of essential amino acids a food contains - High Biological Value (HBV) Low Biological Value (LBV)
Gel
Biological Value
Enzyme
apartment home
29. Horizontal
Pepsin
fiber
width
custom homes
30. The nutrient that helps regulate fluid balance
Protein: Types
Water: Types
electrolyte
apartment home
31. Denaturing a protein (liquid to a solid) e.g. cooking an egg
water
Peptide Link / Peptide Bond
Vitamin C
Coagulation
32. Chemical substances that are needed in the body for correct functioning
Gel
1 tablespoon flour
Minerals: Types
Nutrient
33. Built to a persons specifications
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
custom homes
calcium
Vitamin a...
34. Amount of each nutrient that is needed to to meet a persons nutritional requirements.
Coagulation
Minerals: Description
Gel
Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
35. 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...
vitamin c
width
fiber
36. 20g
Vitamin B
Slow
1 tablespoon
Biological Function
37. 1.25mL
apartment home
Vitamin B
electrolyte
1/4 teaspoon
38. 200
electrolyte
iron
Protein: Types
Hot
39. 120
custom homes
1 teaspoon
Condensation Reaction
Very slow
40. Helps muscles contract - helps produce energy - helps regulate many body functions nuts - peanut butter
Vitamins: Description
Kwashiokor
magnesium
iron
41. Fruit juices - tea - coffee - milk - soups - fruit - vegtables.
Polypeptide
Very Hot
Very slow
Water: Types
42. Vertical
Maillard Reaction
Marasmus
height
Enzyme
43. 150
custom homes
vitamin a...
Slow
1 cup butter
44. One hue
vitamin a...
Water: Types
monochromatic
1 tablespoon butter
45. Elements needed in small amounts for sturdy bones and teeth - healthy blood - and regular elimination of wastes
minerals
Minerals: Types
Essential Amino Acid
1 cup grated cheese
46. An enzyme made in the pancreas that travels to the duodenum and breaks peptones into peptides.
1 tablespoon flour
Trypsin
Carbohydrates: Types
Enzyme
47. 175g
analogous
1 cup icing sugar
Polypeptide
Vitamins: Types
48. Where a food is missing one or more of the essential amino acids. They are usually plant foods.
1 cup butter
Biological Value
fats or extras
Low Biological Value Protein
49. This vitamin helps you have a healthy nervous system
Nutrient
1 teaspoon
Vitamin B
Moderate
50. Severe protein deficiency resulting in thin limbs - sunken face and pot belly. Occurs in 3rd World countries.
vitamin a...
Hydrolysis
oats
Marasmus