Food and Nutrition Test Questions

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General Certificate of Secondary Education

* 2 7 2 0 7 8 6 3 0 4 *

0648/01

FOOD AND NUTRITION

May/June 2013

Paper 1 Theory

2 hours
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.
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Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
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Section A
Answer all questions.
You are advised to spend no longer than 45 minutes on Section A.
Section B
Answer all questions.
Section C
Answer either Question 8(a) or 8(b).
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
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Section A
Section B
Section C
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Section A
Answer all questions.
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(a) Proteins are made from amino acids.
All amino acids contain the elements carbon and hydrogen.
Give two other elements found in amino acids.
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(b) Milk is an important source of High Biological Value (HBV) protein.
Define the term High Biological Value (HBV) protein.
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(c)