Food and Nutrition

Question 0

Monosaccharide

Answer 0

Single sugar unit

E.g. Glucose, Fructose

Question 1

General formula of carbohydrates

Answer 1

Cx(H2O)y

Question 2

Disaccharide

Answer 2

2 units (2 monosaccharides joined)
E.g. Sucrose, Maltose, Lactose

Question 3

Polysaccharide

Answer 3

Many units (many monosaccharides linked together)
E.g. Starch, Cellulose, Glycogen

Question 4

Test for Reducing sugar

Answer 4

Benedict’s solution

Blue to Brick Red

Question 5

Test for Starch

Answer 5

Iodine

Orange/yellow to Blue/Black

Question 6

Protein with a structural role

Answer 6

Keratin (Hair, Nails, Skin)

Question 7

Test for Protein

Answer 7

Biuret Reagent

Blue to Purple

Question 8

Metabolic fiction of fat in humans

Answer 8

Releases energy in respiration

Question 9

Structural role of fat in humans

Answer 9

Insulation
Protects organs
Stores energy

Question 10

Water soluble vitamin

Answer 10

C

Citrus fruit

Question 11

Deficiency of vitamin C

Answer 11

Scurvy

Question 13

Deficiency of vitamin D

Answer 13

Rickets

Question 14

Trace elements

Answer 14

Copper
Iron
Zinc

Question 15

Element required for formation of bones and teeth

Answer 15

Calcium

Question 16

Element required for formation of red blood cells

Answer 16

Iron

Question 17

Organism that makes it’s own food

Answer 17

Autotroph

Question 18

Term given to describe an organism

Answer 18

A living thing that can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and maintain homeostasis
E.g. Virus, Bacteria, Amoeba, Fungi, Plants, Animals

Question 19

Term used to describe all chemical reactions that take place in a living organism

Answer 19

Metabolism

Question 20

An anabolic reaction that takes place in plants

Answer 20

Photosynthesis

Question 21

A catabolic reaction that takes place in both plants and animals

Answer 21

Respiration

Question 22

Fat soluble vitamin

Answer 22

D

Milk, Made in skin (UV rays)