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Grade 6 Natural Science Term 2 > Life & Living: Food Groups > Flashcards

Life & Living: Food Groups Flashcards

To learn how foods are grouped according to what they do for our bodies

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1
Q

Name the 4 food groups. (4)

A

Carbohydrates
Proteins
Fats and Oils
Vitamins and Minerals

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2
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There are 7 life processes of living things. Every Living thing needs energy to carry out these processes. What are they? (7)

A 
To Feed
Breathe
Move
Grow
Excrete
Sense 
Reproduce
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3
Q

What are the substances in food that keep your body healthy? (1)

A

Nutrients

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4
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What is a diet? (1)

A

The DIFFERENT FOODS a person or animal EATS EVERY DAY

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5
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Which food type gives energy to living organisms? (1)

A

Carbohydrates

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6
Q

Which food type is needed for growth and repair of the body? (1)

A

Protein

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7
Q

Which food type is needed to keep our bodies working well? (1)

A

Vitamins and Minerals

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8
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Which food type supplies large amounts of energy ? (1)

A

Fats and Oils

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9
Q

What is an immune system? (2)

A

A system in the body that protects the body from GERMS and DISEASE.

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10
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Saturated fats come mainly from? (1)

A

Animal food products.

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11
Q

Another name for sodium is? (1)

A

Salt

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12
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What is processed food? (2)

A

food is MADE and CHANGED from how it is found in nature.

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13
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Name 2 types of saturated fat. (2)

A

Red meat, Butter

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14
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Are saturated fats a healthy or non-health fat? (1)

A

It is a NON-HEALTHY fat

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15
Q

Carbohydrates provides all the energy you body needs for growth and _________________? (1)

A

MOVEMENT

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16
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What are the 2 main carbohydrates that we eat? (2)

A

SUGAR and STARCH

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17
Q

Sugar gives our bodies ________ energy. (1)

A

Quick

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18
Q

Too much sugar gets stored as _______ in our bodies. (1)

A

Fat

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19
Q

Sugar is found naturally in __________ and unnaturally in products like ____________. (2)

A

Fruit

Jam or cool drink

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20
Q

Starch gives our bodies _______ energy. (1)

A

Slow

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21
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Starch is found in foods such as maize meal, ___________ and _________. (2)

A

Potatoes

Rice

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22
Q

Green plants make food in the form of starch through which process? (1)

A

Photosynthesis

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23
Q

Give a reason why bread contains starch? (1)

A

Bread is made from FLOUR which is a starch.

24
Q

Proteins help your ___________ system fight off infection. (1)

A

IMMUNE system

25
Q

Protein makes up part of _________ blood cells, which are responsible for carrying ___________ from the lungs to the rest of your body. (2)

A

RED

OXYGEN

26
Q

We get protein from foods such as? (3)

A 
Red meat
Fish
Eggs
Nuts
Beans
27
Q

Protein gives the body ______________ and is very important for ______________ growth.(2)

A

Strength

Muscle

28
Q

Which foods contain health oils and fats? (3)

A

Nuts
Avocado
Sunflower
Sardines (Fish)

29
Q

Oils are _________ fats made from plants and fish. (1)

A

Liquid

30
Q 
Which of the flowing contain saturated fats.
Boiled rice
Hamburger Patty
Fried chips
Yellow cheese
Carrots slice? (3)
A

Hamburger Patty
Fried chips
Yellow cheese

31
Q

The _____________ system fights germs and stops us from getting sick. (1)

A

Immune

32
Q

Which food group works with carbohydrates, proteins and fats to help our bodies grow and develop normally? (1)

A

VITAMINS and MINERALS

33
Q

Which vitamin helps you to see at night, fight infections and can be found in carrots, pumpkin butter and liver? (1)

A

Vitamin A

34
Q

Vitamin B helps make energy, protein and red blood cells. in which foods can it be found? (4)

A

Cereal, brown rice, meat, vegetables

35
Q

Oranges and guavas contain which vitamin and what is it function? (2)

A

Vitamin C

Helps fight infections

36
Q

Vitamin D helps to make our bones strong. It can be found margarine, eggs and ______________? (1)

A

Sunlight

37
Q

Which vitamin in found in spinach and green leafy vegetables and protects the skin? (1)

A

Vitamin E

38
Q

Which vitamin in found in spinach and dark green vegetables and stops bleeding? (1)

A

Vitamin K

39
Q

Which mineral makes teeth and bones strong and can be found in dairy foods and green leafy vegetables? (1)

A

Calcium

40
Q

Name 3 dairy foods. (3)

A

Cheese
Yoghurt
Milk

41
Q

Which mineral makes red blood cells carry oxygen around the body giving you energy? (1)

A

Iron

42
Q

Red meat, liver and beans contain which mineral? (1)

A

Iron

43
Q

Which mineral is found in meat, fish, and poultry that helps you to grow? (1)

A

Sink

44
Q

What is poultry? (1)

A

Chicken and other birds

45
Q

In which food group does a banana belong and why? (3)

A

It belongs in CARBOHYDRATES as it contains STARCH which is a SLOW energy

46
Q

To know the what the nutritional value of food are on packages, tins and containers we have to look at the? (1)

A

Nutrition Fact Label

47
Q

When reading a nutrition fact label, what do the calories inform us about? (2)

A

Calories tell us how much ENERGY you get from ONE SERVING of food.

48
Q

If we do not use the calories (energy) it gets stored up in our bodies as? (1)

A

Fat

49
Q

What do the letter DV mean on a nutrition fact label? (1)

A

Daily Value

50
Q

Give a reason why it is important to read a food label. (1)

A

To make SMART decisions and eat Heathy foods.

51
Q

Nutrients that keep the body warm and supply energy are known as? (1)

A

Fats

52
Q

Illness that stops the body from working properly is known as? (1)

A

Disease

53
Q

Nutrients that provide energy are known as? (1)

A

Carbohydrates

54
Q

Nutrients that build and repair the body are known as? (1)

A

Proteins

55
Q

Food eaten daily is known as a? (1)

A

Diet

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