SCIENCE QUESTION BANK -- CH-2--COMPONENTS OF FOOD
SCIENCE QUESTION BANK--CH-2-COMPONENTS OF FOOD
Q.1.What is the importance of food we eat?
Q.2. Define nutrients.
Q.3. Name the following:
1. The nutrients which mainly give energy to our body.
2. The nutrients that are needed for the growth and maintenance of our body.
3. A vitamin required for maintaining good eyesight.
4. A mineral that is required to keep our bones healthy.
Q.4. Name two food items rich in and function of each ….a. Carbohydrates b. proteins. c. fats d. vitamins e. minerals f. calcium and phosphorus g. iron. h. potassium i. iodine
Q.5. What do different Food Items Contain?
Q.6 Write the 1.test for Starch
2.test for Protein
3.test for Fats
Q.7 What do various nutrients do for our body?
Q.8 Define : 1) Balanced Diet
2) Deficiency Disease
Q.9. Which are the types of sugars found in different food.
Q.10. What will happen if we take excess of fats in our food.
Q.11. Why are proteins called as body building foods?
Q.12. State the sources, uses and deficiency diseases of: 1. Vitamin A 2. Vitamin K 3. Vitamin B complex 4. Vitamin C 5.Vitamin E 6. Vitamin D
Q.13. Define roughage and state the function of roughage.
Q.14. State the important functions of water.
Q.15. A person’s daily diet depends on his age. Justify the statement.
Q.16.Our daily diet also depends on the type of work we do. Justify the statement.
Q.17. What are the reasons that lead to obesity.
Q.18. Define:1) Malnutrition, 2) Protein energy malnutrition
Q.19. What are the symptoms of anaemia and also state the ways to prevent it.
Q.20.Why is vitamin D called the sunshine vitamin?
Q.21.We should always take a balanced diet.Why?
Q.22. Draw a neat labelled chart of balanced diet.
Q.23. Choose the correct option-
- Oil is rich in ___________.(fats/protein)
- Lemon contains ___________. (Vitamin C /Vitamin D)
NOTE: Cooking results in loss of certain nutrients. Many useful proteins are lost if excess of water is used in cooking and then thrown away. For e.g. Vitamin C gets destroyed easily by heat during cooking. Therefore it is important to include some fruits and raw vegetables in our diet.
Points To Remember:
- Our food contains nutrients. Major nutrients are
minerals.
- Carbohydrates and fats provide energy to our body
- Vitamins help in protecting our body against
- Vitamins can be of several types such as Vitamin A,
to diseases like night blindness, beriberi, scurvy
and rickets.
- Other than nutrients food also consists of dietary
- Dietary fibres help our body to get rid of
nutrients from food.
- Balanced diet provides all the nutrients that our
along with roughage and water. Deficiency diseases
can be prevented by balance diet.
