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Balanced Diet + Deficiency Diseases (KS3)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Beri-Beri deficient of

a)

Iron

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Vitamin B1

d)

Protein

2.

Fats should make up what percentage of your diet?

a)

20-30%

b)

35-40%

c)

5-15%

d)

10-20%

3.

What are the two fatty acids your body needs that it can't produce?

a)

Omega 3 & Omega 4

b)

Omega 2 & Omega 3

c)

Omega 3 & Omega 6

d)

Omega 1 & Omega 3

4.

What is the deficiency disease of proteins?

a)

Anaemia

b)

Kwashiokor

c)

Scurvy

d)

Night Blindness

5.

Which ones are carbohydrates?

a)

Nutrients

b)

Potatoes, bananas, chocolate, cake

c)

Beans and lentils

d)

Glycerol

6.

Good source of fibre?

a)

Nuts, pasta

b)

Banana

c)

Beans, lentils

d)

Cake

7.

Fibre helps with?

a)

Scurvy

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Peristalsis

d)

Constipation

8.

Rickets symptoms?

a)

Bent, soft bones

b)

Cannot see in the darkness

c)

Mental confusion and partial paralysis

d)

Bleeding gums

9.

Saliva helps what break down?

a)

Fats

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Starch

d)

Fibre

10.

Your stomach stores food and mixes it with ____ and _____ to make a smooth paste

a)

Minerals & Acid

b)

Fibre & Vitamins

c)

Chemical digestion & Mechanical digestion

d)

Acid & Enzymes