Synthetic Food
A synthetic chemical can be formed without a chemical reaction:
A) True
B) False
B) False
How are macromolecules different from regular molecules?
a) macromolecules are larger
b) regular molecules are more important
c) regular molecules help us live
a) macromolecules are larger
Which macromolecule is essential for ensuring health:
a) carbohydrates
b) Nucleic acids
c) proteins
c) proteins
Which statement best relates to the law of Conservation of Mass?
a) Mass of reactants > mass of products
b) Mass of products > mass of reactants
c) Mass of reactants = Mass of products
c) Mass of reactants = Mass of products
Where do synthetic foods come from:
a) grocery stores
b) scientists
c) natural resources
c) natural resources
Which of the following is NOT a macromolecule?
a) Lipids
b) Carbohydrates
c) Sodium
c) Sodium
What would happen to a human that over consume too many carbohydrates over an extended period of time:
a) increased chances of diabetes because higher levels of sugar
b) increased chances of heart disease because higher levels of fatty acids
c) increased chances of kidney problems because higher levels of amino acids
a) increased chances of diabetes because higher levels of sugar
What is a new substance produced by a chemical reaction called?
a) Reactant
b) Product
c) Resultant
b) Product
Which of the following is not synthetic?
a) farmed fish
b) organic meat
c) plant based meat
b) organic meat
How long does it typically take to digest the macromolecules in the food you eat?
a) 30-45 mins
b) 4-8 hrs
c) 2 - 4 days
c) 2 - 4 days
What would happen to a human that overconsumes too many lipid(fats) over an extended period of time:
a) increased chances of diabetes because higher levels of sugar
b) increased chances of heart disease because higher levels of fatty acids
c) increased chances of kidney problems because higher levels of amino acids
b) increased chances of heart disease because higher levels of fatty acids
If the mass of the reactants was 90 g, what would you expect the mass of the products to be?
a) 45 g
b) 90g
c) 180g
b) 90g
Why are most foods available in grocery stores synthetic today?
a) because global populations have severely increased
b) because people want synthetic food
c) because organic food is too expensive
a) because global populations have severely increased
List the macromolecules in increasing order of energy provided
a) fat, carbohydrates, protein
b) protein, carbohydrates, fat
c) carbohydrates, fat, protein
a) fat, carbohydrates, protein
Why is salt included on the nutrition label even though it is not a macromolecule:
a) salt can cause higher chances of cancer
b) salt can help your memory
c) salt can cause high blood pressure
c) salt can cause high blood pressure
If each protein and carbohydrates were reactants during the chemical reaction of digestion, what would be the products created:
a) amino acids and fatty acids
b) amino acids and simple sugars
c) simple sugars and complex sugars
b) amino acids and simple sugars
Synthetic foods are commonly found with high levels of:
a) fat and sodium
b) pesticides and fat
c) pesticides and sodium
c) pesticides and sodium
What breaks down macromolecules as they move through the digestive system
a) enzymes
b) viruses
c) liquid acid
a) enzymes
Based on food labels, synthetic food includes more ______ while organic food includes slightly more ________
Sodium and protein
Based on the Law of Conservation, if 125g of amino acids are produced in the digestive system, what reactant and how much of the reactant were eaten?
a) 125g of carbohydrates
a) 250g of amino acids
c) neither
c) neither