Activity 1

Food Labels and Scenarios

Read the scenarios and choose one of the food items that should be used for each activity. Use the information of the food labels to answer correctly.

1. A person is packing survival food for a possible hurricane that might leave him/her without food for several days. (choose 1)_________________________________________________________

2. A runner is going to eat one hour before a track meet. (choose 1) _________________________________________________________

3. A person is trying to build up muscle mass and/or heal injuries. (choose 1) _________________________________________________________

4. A person is trying to lose weight (choose 1) _________________________________________________________

5. A person has been diagnosed with diabetes but would like to have a snack once in a while. (choose 1) _________________________________________________________

6. A football player wants to eat something that would help him heal injuries and replenish his energies after a football game (choose 2) _________________________________________________________

7. A person was told to try out, a new diet with a major reduction of carbohydrates. How would this help the person lose weight? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Which macromolecule is not represented on the nutrition food labels? ________________________

9. Even if this missing macromolecule is not present in the food labels, would you expect to find it in every food item? Yes or No and explain why: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Activity 2

Short Answer Explanation: Answer the 4 questions with an explanation to support your answer

1) Animals like whales and seals have a thick layer of blubber, fatty tissue, under their skin. How does this characteristic make them better adapted to colder environments where food sources are limited?

1) Explain: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2) What kind of macromolecule should a marathon runner include in his/ her dinner the night before running the Boston Marathon, and explain the reason.

2) Explain: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4) What advice would you give someone who asked you “what foods should I eat to increase my nucleic acid intake?”

4) Explain: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3) Athletes often follow a high intensity training routine but need to be careful and stay away from injuries. What kind of macromolecule would be able to provide fast recovery, help with regeneration and buildup of tissue. Provide an explanation to support your answer.

3) Explain: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Activity 3

Activity 4

Monosaccharaide

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Activity 5

Questions

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Based on the information of the table below determine the identity of the biomolecules

Molecule 1: ___________________________ Molecule 3: ___________________________

Molecule 2: ___________________________ Molecule 4: ___________________________

Student Answer Sheet

Food Labels and Scenarios

1. ______________________________________________________________________2. ______________________________________________________________________3. ______________________________________________________________________4. ______________________________________________________________________5. ______________________________________________________________________6. ______________________________________________________________________7. ______________________________________________________________________8. ______________________________________________________________________9. ______________________________________________________________________

Short Answer Explanation

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1. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Cards Matching

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Questions

1. _________________________2. _________________________3. _________________________4. Molecule 1: ______________________ Molecule 3: ______________________

Molecule 2: ______________________ Molecule 4: ______________________