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Proteins and Fats

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

Proteins makes up what fraction of your body weight?

a)

one-fifth

b)

four-thirds

c)

one-half

d)

two-thirds

2.

What is Amino Acid?

a)

is a molecule that combines with other amino acid molecules to make proteins

b)

is a molecule that come together with other amino acid particles to make proteins

c)

is a molecule that breaks apart with other amino acid particles to make proteins

d)

is a molecule that has amino acid

3.

What is a protein that transports oxygen in the blood to all the cells in your body?

a)

amino acid

b)

Hemoglobin

c)

proteins

d)

enzymes

4.

An amino acid that your body needs but cannot make is?

a)

enzymes

b)

hormones

c)

fluid balance

d)

essential amino acid

5.

What is a complete protein?

a)

a food that contains all ten essential amino acids

b)

a food that contains all ten protein amino acids

c)

a food that contains all nine essential amino acids

d)

a food that contains all nine protein amino acids

6.

What is incomplete protein?

a)

a food that lacks one or more essential amino acids

b)

a food that lacks two or more essential amino acids

c)

a food that lacks one or more essential proteins

d)

a food that lacks two or more essential proteins

7.

When does Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) occurs?

a)

when a person doesn't get enough water

b)

when a animal doesn't get enough water

c)

when a person does not get enough calories and proteins

d)

when a person does get enough calories and proteins

8.

What is a basic fat molecule?

a)

LDL

b)

fats

c)

cholesterol

d)

triglyceride

9.

What is the basic building block of fats?

a)

saturated fatty acid

b)

fatty acid

c)

lipoprotein

d)

HDL

10.

a fatty acid that contains all the hydrogen it can chemically hold

a)

fat

b)

hydrogenation

c)

saturated fatty acid

d)

trans fat

11.

a fat-protein unit is called?

a)

lipoprotein

b)

amino acids

c)

fatty acids

d)

dogs

12.

What is a fatlike substance in cells that is needed for many body processes?

a)

disease

b)

vitamin d

c)

Hormones

d)

Cholesterol

13.

What is Hemoglobin?

a)

is a protein that transports signs to your head to all cells to work

b)

is a protein that transports blood in the oxygen to all the brain cells in your head

c)

is a protein that transports oxygen in the blood to all the cells in your body

d)

is a fatty acid that transports oxygen in the blood to all the cells in your body

14.

Proteins are found in animal and plant foods

a)

True

b)

False

15.

All FAT is bad for you

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Eating to much protein can be harmful

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Foods with fat taste ________ to most people.

a)

good

b)

terrible

c)

crunchy

d)

bad

18.

What are adipose cells?

a)

cells in the body that store fat

b)

cells in the body that digest fats

c)

cells in the body that add fats

d)

cells in the body that dissolve fat

19.

What percentage of their calories should teens get from fat?

a)

25 to 35

b)

20 to 40

c)

35 to 45

d)

15 to 25

20.

What type of cholesterol is LDL?

a)

"bad" cholesterol

b)

"good" choleserol

c)

lipo-density lipoprotein

d)

none of the above

21.

What is the recommended serving size for a steak or hamburger?

a)

two ounces

b)

five ounces

c)

three ounces

d)

four ounces

22.

Excess protein consumption is hard on the ________ system

a)

colon

b)

digestive

c)

energy

d)

structure

23.

A food that lacks ________ or more essential amino acids is called incomplete protein.

a)

one

b)

three

c)

ten

d)

five

24.

Fats are greasy substances that _______ dissolve in water

a)

will not

b)

will

c)

fall

d)

mixed

25.

Hydrogenation forms ___________, which raise LDL cholesterol

a)

trans fats

b)

fats

c)

omega-3 fats

d)

amino acids

26.

Do teens need to lose fat?

a)

yes

b)

no

27.

Do fats absorb?

a)

vitamin d

b)

vitamin a

c)

vitamin e

d)

all the above

28.

Body fats protects?

a)

heart

b)

organs

c)

bones

d)

all the above

29.

A fat that contains all the ___________ it can chemically hold is a saturated fatty acid.

a)

hydrogen

b)

lipoprotein

c)

lean

d)

trans fats

30.

PEM stands for protein-energy malnutrition

a)

True

b)

False

31.

It is possible to gain weight while trying to cut fat out of your diet.

a)

False

b)

True

32.

When a vegetable oil is hydrogenated, it is no longer an oil.

a)

false

b)

true

33.

Teens should get 20 to 40 percent of their daily calories from protein

a)

true

b)

false

34.

A fatty acid with one hydrogen unit missing is a monounsaturated fatty acid.

a)

true

b)

false