Science Quiz on Nutrition and adaptation

Which among the following does NOT keep our body healthy?

• Balanced diet

• Eating the same food for all meals in a day

• Vegetable and fruit salad

• Regular exercise

The lack of vitamin A in our body causes the disease, ____________

• Scurvy

• Beri beri

• Night blindness

• Anaemia

On a hot day, a construction worker sweats a lot. He should drink enough water, or he may suffer from ____________.

• Night blindness

• Marasmus

• Dehydration

• Kwashiorkor

Carrots, oranges and grapes are rich sources of _____________________.

• Fats

• Calcium

• Vitamins

• Proteins

Food that has harmful germs growing in it is known as ________________.

• Balanced food

• Contaminated food

• Tasty food

• None of the above

________ is the mineral in milk that helps build strong bones and prevents osteoporosis.

• Calcium

• Sodium

• Iron

• phasphate

People who are prone to cold and cough should consume food rich in _________.

• Vitamin D

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B

Enlarged and weak bones are the symptom of ________, caused due to deficiency of __________.

Food that is cooked outside can be unclean or stale. This allows_________ to grow on the food.

Scurvy is caused by the deficiency of _______.