<p> Name:</p><p>Date: PROTEIN </p><p>Protein is one of the three major nutrients. Why does your body need protein? </p><p>1.______</p><p>______</p><p>2.______</p><p>______</p><p>3.______</p><p>______</p><p>4.______</p><p>______</p><p>5.______</p><p>______</p><p>How do your cells make the proteins they need?______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>True or False? Proteins are responsible for the poison in a mushroom, the hemoglobin in red blood cells, and the light that a firefly produces.</p><p>True or False? You can only get protein if you eat meat, fish or poultry. Rate the protein content of the following foods. You should write Low or High.</p><p>Milk______Apple______Steak______</p><p>Oatmeal______Peas and Beans______Carrots______</p><p>Potato______Tomato______Yogurt______</p><p>Chicken______Cheese______Butter______</p><p>How many kinds of amino acids are important to human health?______</p><p>When you eat protein, what does your body do to it? Where?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>How many grams of protein should an 11 to 14-year-old eat each day?______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>Why is it important for a vegetarian to make sure he or she eats the right combinations of foods, like corn tortillas and refried beans?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p>