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Food and Nutrition - Protein

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the chemical elements of protein?

a)

Oxygen, Hydrogen, Carbon, Nitrogen (including some minerals)

b)

Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen

c)

oxygen only

d)

carbon and hydrogen

2.

Your body needs ________ to make proteins in your muscles, skin, blood, hair, nails and DNA.

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon

d)

Hydrogen

3.

Protein molecules are made up of small joined together called________.

a)

Fatty acids

b)

Amino acids

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Oxygen

4.

There is a total of _____ amino acids.

a)

20

b)

5

c)

9

d)

11

5.

There are ____ essential amino acids.

a)

0

b)

9

c)

11

d)

20

6.

There are __ non-essential amino acids.

a)

0

b)

9

c)

11

d)

20

7.

Biological value is the measure of ______ _______ in food.

a)

amino acids

b)

protein quality

c)

energy

d)

oxygen

8.

Proteins of ______________ contains all the essential amino acids in the right proportions.

a)

Low biological value

b)

High biological value

9.

Proteins of ____________ lack one or more essential amino acid.

a)

High biological value

b)

Low biological value

10.

Plant protein sources are considered 'complimentary' when they are eaten together in order to make up the 11 non-essential amino acids.

a)

True

b)

False