Balanced Diet

Q.

Write the functions for carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals.

Q. The full form of PCM

1. Proteins Calcium Malnutrition
2. (a) and (c) above.
3. Proteins Carbohydrates Malnutrition
4. Proteins Calorie Malnutrition

Q.

The branchy part of a tree above the stem is known as

1. crown

2. canopy

3. sapling

4. humus

Q. Can we survive only on raw leafy vegetables/grass? Discuss.

Q.

Starch is present in:

1. Arhar dal

2. Rice

3. Coca-cola

4. None of these

Q. a) What is deficiency disease?

b) Name the deficiency disease caused due to
proteins, carbohydrates and fats.

Q. Which of the following methods leads to loss of nutrients from food?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Q.

Write a short note to show interrelationship of plant, soil and decomposers in a forest.

Q.

List the main components of food.

Q.

Name the vitamin that gets destroyed by heat during cooking.

Q. Overcooking destroys some nutrients in food.

1. False
2. True

Q.

Is an oak tree an autotroph?

Q. Balanced diet contains all the _____ in adequate proportions.

1. vitamins
2. minerals
3. nutrients
4. proteins

Q. Question 07 (i)
Adolescents should be careful about what they eat, because:

1. During adolescence, immune system is very weak
2. A proper diet is needed to cater for the rapid growth that take place in adolescents
3. Food tastes best during adolescence
4. All of these

Q.

You observe some oily patches on a piece of paper in which your food is wrapped as shown in the figure, this shows the presence of which component of food?

1. Proteins

2. Carbohydrates

3. Fats

4. Vitamins

Q. Can we survive only on raw leafy vegetables/grass? Discuss.

Q. Why human being need food that we say oxygen provide us energy so why we eat food ?

Q.

Question 04(ii)

Tick (√) the statements that are correct.
Deficiency diseases can be prevented by eating a balanced diet. ( )

Q.

The food web is constituted by:

1. Relationship between the organisms and the environment

2. Relationship between plants and animals

3. Various interlinked food chains in an ecosystem

4. Relationship between animals and the environment

Q. The breakdown of complex components of food into simpler substances is known as .

1. digestion
2. absorption
3. ingestion

Q. Which of the following organisms work as decomposers?

1. Vulture
2. Mushroom
3. Crow
4. Ants

Q.

We should eat a balanced diet because it contains all the components of food in the right proportions.

1. Statement is correct, but reason is incorrect

2. Reason is correct, but statement is incorrect

Q. Oil is a rich source of .

Q. A balanced diet is a diet containing essential nutrients:

1. in right proportions
2. in high proportions
3. in any proportions
4. in equal proportions

Q. Breaking down complex components of food into simpler substances is known as _____ .

1. digestion
2. eating
3. egestion
4. chewing

Q.

What are the two normal components of food for dairy animals?

Q. People of different age groups need the same type of diet.

1. False
2. True

Q.

The diet that contains all the nutrients needed by our body is called __.

Q.

Give three healthy habits.

Q. Identify the organ whose walls absorb water and salts from the undigested food.

1. 
2. 
3.