chapter 6

Question 1

Compounds in your body that consist of numerous amino acids and are found in all living cells

Answer 1

Proteins

Question 2

the building blocks of protein. contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. all amino acids are composed of an acid group an amine group and a unique side chain

Answer 2

amino acids

Question 3

peptide bonds

Answer 3

the bonds that connect amino acids created when the acid group of one amino acid is joined with the nitrogen containing amine group of another amino acid

Question 4

A nitrogen containing waste product that is excreted in urine

Answer 4

urea

Question 5

semivegetarian

Answer 5

a vegetarian diet that occasionally includes meat, fish, and poultry

doesn’t eat: meat, fish, and poultry on occasion

Question 6

Lacto-ovo-vegetarian

Answer 6

Grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, seeds, nuts, dairy foods, eggs

doesn’t eat meat, fish and poultry

Question 7

Lacto-vegetarian

Answer 7

grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes, seeds, nuts, eggs

doesn’t eat: meat, fish, poultry, and eggs

Question 8

Ovo- vegetarian

Answer 8

Grains, vegetables, fruits, legumes,seeds, nuts, eggs,

Doesn’t eat: meat, fish, poultry, dairy foods

Question 9

Vegan

Answer 9

Grains vegetables fruits legumes seeds nuts

doesn’t eat: any animal foods, meat, fish, poultry, dairy foods, eggs

Question 10

A protein’s shape and therefore its function in your body is determined by the interactions of amino acids in the protein with each other and their environment.

Answer 10

True: the interactions of the amino acids with each other and with their environment determine the shape and thus the function of the proteins in your body.

Question 11

Essential amino acids can be made by the body

Answer 11

False: essential amino acids cannot be made in the body and have to be obtained from foods

Question 12

Which of the following will not denature a protein?

• grilling a chicken breast
• frying an egg
• marinating a steak in red wine
• refrigerating milk

Answer 12

Heat and acids will denature proteins. refrigeration does not alter the bonds between the amino acid side chains and so does not denature proteins

Question 13

limited amounts of surplus amino acids are stored in your body in your

Answer 13

amino acid pools in your blood and inside your cells

Question 14

Proteins play important roles in your body such as

• helping you fight the flu
• allowing you to walk run sit and lie down
• aiding in digesting the pizza that you ate for lunch
• transporting fat and cholesterol through your blood
• All of the above

Answer 14

all of the above

Question 15

Proteins can be used to make glucose

Answer 15

true: if you don’t eat enough carbohydrates your body can break down proteins to glucose

Question 16

Protein is found abundantly in the

Answer 16

dairy and protein: both the dairy group and protein groups are full of protein rich food sources while there is some protein in vegetables there is little in fruits fats do not contain protein

Question 17

which of the following is a source of complete protein?

Answer 17

Soy foods such as soy milk provide all the essential amino acids that you need along with some nonessential amino acids and thus are a source of complete protein kidney beans peanut butter and pasta are missing adequate amounts of essential amino acids

Question 18

Kwashiorkor is a type of PEM that develops when

Answer 18

kwashiorkor occurs when a protein is deficient in the diet even though calories are inadequate in a persons diet and thus he is starving

Question 19

a lacto ova vegetarian  is coming to your house for dinner you need to make a meal that she will enjoy an acceptable entree would be stir fried tofu and vegetables with brown rice
a cheese and broccoli omelet
baked ziti
mushroom pizza
all of the above

Answer 19

because a lacto ovo vegetarian avoids meat poultry and fish but eats a predominantly plant based diet with dairy foods and eggs the tofu stir fry cheese omelet baked ziti and pizza are fine