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Topic 5 - ANIMAL NUTRITION - PART 1
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions [g marks] 52
,1. Which of the following statements about fats is false?
A They improve the flavour of food.
B They can be stored in the body.
C They give us energy.
D They cannot be broken down by enzymes.
r2. Which of the following is the main function of proteins in the body?
A To make and repair cells
B To prevent rickets
C To provide energy
D To help absorb certain vitamins
t t. Which one of the following is most likely to benefit a person with too few red blood cells?
A Calcium C
lron
B lodine D
Phosphorus
,4. Which food contains vitamin C?
A eggs
Boiled C Fresh fruit
B Cooked meat D Fresh milk
e g. Which part of balanced diet is used to make new enzyme?
rACarbohydratesCProteins
B Fats D Water
zg. A potato stores energy mainly as
A Lactic acid C
Starch
B Protein D
Water
r 7. Why is it important to include fibre in the diet?
A lt gives energy to keep the body warm.
B lt helps food pass through the gut.
C It increases growth in young children.
D lt is easy to digest.
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2. The labelfrom a can of baked beans is shown below. Which substance in the beans
helps food
pass quickly through the alimentary canal?
Content g per 100 g
Protein 5.2
Carbohydrate 9.0
Totalfat 0.4
Dietary fibre 7.3
Added sugar 2.0
Added salt 0.8
A carbohydrate C fibre
B fat D protein
9. The table shows the average daily energy needed for adult males and females doing different
activities. Which conclusion can be made from this table?
energy needed / kJ
Activity
Males Females
Watching TV I 7
Light work 11 I
Heavy work 15 13
Very heavy work 21 19
A All human activities need more energy than 7 kJ
B Males need more energy than females to do the same activity
c The energy requirement depends only upon the person,s activity
D The energy requirement depends onry upon the person's sex
Section B: Structured Questions
1. (a) State 3 reasons why living organisms requires food. [3]
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(b) Name the five groups of nutrients in food. For each group of nutrient, give
an example of a common
food which contains a large amount of that nutrient.
[S]
1.
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3.
4.
5.
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3. (a) What important nutients can a human obtain from
(i ) raw green vegetables? 12I
( ii ) a glass of milk? lzl
(b) What do you understand by the term deficiency disease? [1]
(c) Describe a named deficiency disease. (Define the named deficiency disease, what are the causes of the
disease and what are the solutions for the disease). [31
Define:
Caused by:
Solutions:
3. Match each of the following, (a) to (0, with one of the terms in the box" [6]
carbohvdrates. fats. oroteins
(a) For building tissues
(b) Found in alloils
(c) Abundant in rice
(d) A chain of glucose molecules
(e) Needed to help absorb certain vitamins
(0 Needed to make enzymes
4. Match each of the following, (a) to (f), with one of the terms in the box. [6]
vitamin G. vitamin D. calcium. iron
(a) Found in meat
(b) Found in fruits
(c) Can be made in the skin
(d) Needed to help the blood to clot
(e) Absence of this nutrient causes scurvy
(0 Absence of this nutrient causes anaemia
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4. 5. Who needs more energy, [3]
(a) a discodancer or a newsreader?
(b) a fifteen-year-old girl or her grandfather?
(c) a male cler{r or a female clerk of the same age?
6. (a) Explain what is meant by balanced dief-l2l
(b) Study the list of eight foods. [3]
banana chicken egg orange
peanuts rice tomato Tuna fteh
Choose one food from those listed above that would
(D increase the quanti$ of vitamin C in a diet,
(ii) increase the quantity of protein in a diet,
(iii) help a person suffering from constipation,
7. (a) The human diet sometimes includes butter.
(i) Name the main food substance (nutrient) in butter. [1]
(ii) State two uses of this nutrient in the body. [2]
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(b) Many people eat too much of this nutrient.
(i) What form of malnutrition does this cause? 11I
(ii) Explain how too much of this nutrient in the diet may lead to death. [1]
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5. a
table shows the recommended daily requirements and the average body weight of an adult woman at different
of her life.
Age / years Daily energy requirements / kJ Body weight / kg
18 to 55 9240 55.0
55 to 75 I 610 53.0
During pregnancy 10 000 variable
(a) Suggest a reason why a woman aged over 55 needs less energy than a younger woman.
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(b) Why does a woman have a different energy requirement when pregnant?
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