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Year 8 Food prep and Nutrition assessment

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are Macronutrients? (1 mark)

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2.

What are Micronutrients? (1 mark)

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3.

Complete the sentences (4 marks)

Macronutrients give the body __________________ and are required in ______________ quantities. Micronutrients keep the body __________________ and are required in ______________ quantities.

(a)  

4.

Name 3 things that are on a food label? (3 Marks)

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5.

What is a raising agent?

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6.

Name a raising agent used in baking?

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7.

Name a food that uses a raising agent?

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8.

Gelatinisation is where the starch expands in a liquid when heat is added. What does this process do to a liquid?

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9.

Coagulation is:

a)

When enzymes react with oxygen to turn food brown

b)

When a food product rises with heat

c)

The setting of proteins when heating and a liquid turns into a solid

10.

What is denaturation in proteins?

a)

The process of proteins gaining more structure when heated

b)

The process of proteins losing their structure due to external stress

c)

The conversion of proteins into carbohydrates

11.

Which of the following is an example of enzymatic browning?

a)

Bread rising in the oven

b)

Apples turning brown when cut

c)

Milk turning sour

12.

What is the primary cause of enzymatic browning in fruits?

a)

Reaction with oxygen

b)

Exposure to heat

c)

Contact with water

13.

What happens to proteins during coagulation?

a)

They form a gel-like structure

b)

They dissolve in water

c)

They evaporate into the air