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Lesson 2 - Unbalanced diet/ deficiency diseases

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Heart disease is caused by too much...
a)
Fat
b)
Water
c)
Protein
d)
Sugar
2.
A child has a large tummy because water has collected in their tissues. He does not have enough what in his diet?
a)
Fat
b)
Water
c)
Protein
d)
Sugar
3.
This deficiency causes bones and teeth to become soft and deformed. It is called rickets and is caused by a lack of:
a)
Fat
b)
Calcium
c)
Protein
d)
Vitamin C
4.
This deficiency is known as SCURVY. It causes bleeding gums. It is caused by a lack of what in the diet?
a)
Fat
b)
Calcium
c)
Protein
d)
Vitamin C
5.
Which of these is not a deficiency disease?
a)
Scurvy
b)
Rickets
c)
Obesity
d)
Goitre
6.

What can happen if you don't eat enough?

a)

Obesity

b)

Starvation

c)

Diarrhoea

7.

What can happen if you eat enough too?

a)

Obesity

b)

Starvation

c)

Deficiency disease

8.

Who needs more energy each day?

a)

Babies

b)

Atheletes

c)

Teenagers

9.

What are the correct units of energy?

a)

Joules

b)

Kilograms

c)

Calories

10.

What does a deficiency in vitamin A cause?

a)

Goitre

b)

Scurvy

c)

Blindness

11.

What does a deficiency in iron cause?

a)

Anemia

b)

Rickets

c)

Scurvy

12.

What is the main reason why we need protein in our diet?

a)

For energy

b)

For fibre

c)

For growth and repair

13.

What is the deficiency disease of proteins?

a)

Anaemia

b)

Kwashiokor

c)

Scurvy

d)

Night Blindness

14.

Fibre helps with?

a)

Scurvy

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Peristalsis

d)

Constipation

15.

Good source of fibre?

a)

Nuts, pasta

b)

Banana

c)

Beans, lentils

d)

Cake

16.

Rickets symptoms?

a)

Bent, soft bones

b)

Cannot see in the darkness

c)

Mental confusion and partial paralysis

d)

Bleeding gums

17.

Identify the disease and name the deficiency that causes it?

a)

Kwashiorkar, caused due to deficiency of proteins

b)

Kwashiorkar, caused due to deficiency of proteins and carbohydrates

c)

Marasmus, caused due to deficiency of proteins

d)

Marasmus, caused due to deficiency of proteins and carbohydrates

18.

Deficiency of __________ causes Night blindness.

a)

Vitamin B1

b)

Vitamin D

c)

Vitamin A

19.

Deficiency of which nutrient leads to this disease?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin D

c)

Vitamin C

20.

Lack of exposure to sunlight may lead to deficiency of this ______________.

a)

Vitamin D

b)

Vitamin K

c)

Vitamin E

21.

The deficiency diseases can be prevented by having ___________.

a)

Junk food

b)

Balanced diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables

c)

Lots of water

22.

Infection and bleeding of gums can be prevented by having foods rich in ___________.

a)

Iron

b)

Calcium

c)

Vitamin C

23.
What vitamin can you get from sunlight and dairy products?
a)
C
b)
E
c)
K
d)
D
24.

What kind of disease do you get from a lack of calcium and vitamin D?

a)

kwashiorkor.

b)

rickets.

c)

scurvy.

25.

Which nutrient provides more energy?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

fats

c)

water

d)

Dietary fibre

26.

Which nutrient helps in healing of wounds and repair of worn out tissues?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Vitamins

c)

Minerals

d)

Protein

27.

Body-building foods

a)

Proteins

b)

fats

c)

Minerals

d)

Fibres

28.

This adds bulk to our food and helps in easy passage , thus maintaining proper bowel movement.

a)

Protein

b)

Fats

c)

Dietary fibre

d)

MInerals