Science 8 - Diet and Growth

What purpose does fat serve in the body?

• It is a reserve supply of energy

• It is a structural material

• It is an insulation material

• All of the choices

Which one best fits describe the role or function of eating carbohydrates?

• it is used as a fuel for cellular respiration to release or make energy

• it is the component to make cell membrane

• It is used for repair by making new cells

• It is used to help individual to grow

Which word desribes a requirement of the body to stay healthy by taking in substances present from these food?

• diet

• balanced diet

• energy

• nutrients

Which one does NOT describe the importance of PROTEIN?

• provides the main energy of the body

• repair cells

• for growth

• produces haemoglobin and antibodies

If in case that a patient who is bed ridden and does not eat any food containing any carbohydrates or fats, how do you think the body would get its energy from?

• only by eating

• water

• from proteins

• from vitamins

Each person or different kinds of group of people have the same kind of diet.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which one among the following examples do NOT show the use of energy?

• jogging or walking

• growing up

• sitting at a coffee shop

• training at a sports

This kind of food groups provide the right nutrition to nourish or to strengthen our bones for movement.

• water

• calcium

• vitamins

• iron

• Fat

• Fibre

• Vitamin

• Protein

• Minerals

Your body stores carbohydrate for long-term stores.

• True

• False