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Animal Nutrition

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An example of Proteins

a)

Cheese

b)

rice

c)

oily fish

2.

People need vitamin D for....

a)

increasing the amount of haemoglobin in red blood cells

b)

constant body temperature

c)

strong bones and teeth

d)

preventing constipation

3.

Fat is also a store of ....

a)

mineral

b)

energy

c)

iron

d)

fibre

4.

A 'balanced diet' ....

a)

appears only in plants

b)

is the amount of fats our body contains

c)

contains only vitamins and minerals

d)

contains all the nutrients in the right proportions to stay healthy

5.

Essential nutrients are..

a)

natural nutrients that our bodies produce

b)

only water

c)

only proteins, fats and carbohydrates

d)

proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, fibre

6.

Iron is needed to.........

a)

help white blood cells defense against diseases

b)

make haemoglobin in red blood cells

c)

make our blood thicker

7.

If we eat food that supplies more energy than we use, the extra will be deposited as energy stores of fat. This is called...

a)

Obesity

b)

diarrhea

c)

balanced diet

d)

starvation

8.

The term 'malnutrition' means...

a)

good nutrition

b)

carbohydrates

c)

bad nutrition

9.

Too little fibre in the diet can lead to...

a)

constipation

b)

lung cancer

c)

having weak bones

d)

ingestion

10.

Starvation occurs when there is ..

a)

too little fat provided by the diet

b)

too much fibre provided by the diet

c)

too much energy provided by the diet

d)

too little energy provided by the diet

11.

..... is continually being lost through excretion and sweating

a)

fish

b)

dairy products

c)

water

d)

meat

12.

energy used in a day for 12-15 year old teenager

a)

male 20500, female 31000

b)

male 12500, female 9700

c)

male 7000, female 7000

13.

Fruits and vegetables are....

a)

fibre

b)

vitamins

c)

minerals

d)

both 2 and 3

14.

iron defenses a disease called ...

a)

ehlers-danlos syndrome

b)

digestion

c)

rickets

d)

anaemia

15.

food moves too slowly through the alimentary canal , increasing the risk of diseases such as ....... and ......

a)

Ebola and diverticulitis

b)

bowel cancer and lung cancer

c)

diverticulitis and bowel cancer

d)

none of the above

16.

most fruit and vegetables contain a lot of .........

a)

fats

b)

water

c)

proteins

d)

fibre