Exam 5: Protein

The immune system fights infection by producing proteins called _____.

What unit is used to express the RDAs for amino acids?

Why would you expect children suffering from PEM to have difficulty maintaining a normal blood pH?

What does the acronym HACCP stand for?

The number of sequences of amino acids in a single polypeptide chain is called the sequential structure of a protein.

Why are legumes better sources of protein than most other plants?

Cooking contaminated foods to sufficiently high temperatures will destroy any toxins they contain.

Each _____ provides instructions as to how to assemble a particular protein.

If you were providing nutritional guidance to someone who identified himself or herself as a vegetarian, why would it be important to know what type of vegetarian diet the person had chosen?

The three steps of protein synthesis, in the correct order from left to right, are:

In 1963, the FDA approved a form of food processing called _____, sometimes referred to as “cold pasteurization.”

Marasmus is a form of PEM characterized by extreme wasting of muscle and adipose tissue, as well as edema in the hands and feet.

Foods that contain relatively high amounts of all the essential amino acids in the appropriate proportions are considered to be _____ protein sources.

A(n) _____ is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction but is not consumed or altered in the process.

What is the term for the process in which contaminants are transmitted from food to food?

How many grams of protein would someone weighing 60 kg need each day?

What are prions, and why are they a consideration in foodborne illness?

Jasmine is trying to lose weight. She has decided to try a diet that lets her eat unlimited amounts of protein. The protein that Jasmine eats that is above and beyond what she needs is _____.

Mutations in DNA can influence the cell's ability to produce a functional _____.

The USDA requires food manufacturers to label all foods containing sulfites in concentrations of at least 100 parts per million.