Exam 5: Protein

Shaking and the addition of alcohol, salts, or detergents can denature a protein

How can you be sure that a hamburger is safe to eat?

Most adults with PEM have symptoms associated with marasmus

Although not living organisms, _____ are altered proteins created when the secondary structure of the normal protein is disrupted

There are nine essential amino acids

When the body has ample glucose and energy, what happens to excess protein?

Cell signaling, transcription, and translation result in the production of thousands of different _____

What is the set of food safety guidelines developed by the USDA and the Partnership for Food Safety Education called?

What are the steps in the digestion of protein?

What is the difference between kwashiorkor and marasmus?

The risk of foodborne illness is the same for individuals with cancer as it is for others in the general population

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

Pet food contamination resulted when US manufacturers utilized gluten that had been intentionally laced with _______________, a nitrogen-containing chemical used to make light-weight plastic objects, by Chinese gluten manufacturers

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

Why is it important to boil, chemically treat, or filter water from ponds, streams, and lakes before drinking it?

Proteins are macromolecules made from which of the following subunits?

Sickle cell anemia is an infectious disease

It is not necessary to pasteurize fruit juices in order to sell them

The process of protein synthesis involves three basic steps: cell signaling, transcription, and _____

Severe headaches and nausea reportedly caused by consuming large amounts of monosodium glutamate characterize the condition known as _______________