TOPIC 2

NUTRITION AND FOOD PRODUCTION

1.

Which of the following foods has the highest calorific values?

A Rice
B Meat
C Bread
D Egg

2.

Which of the following people need more calories?

A A healthy people
B A woman
C An ageing people
D A bigger size of body people

Figure 1
3.

The diagram above shows one of the health problem. What is the causes?
A Iodine deficient diet
B Eating disorders
C Lacking of vitamin C
D Inadequate protein intake

4.

Which of the following causes is true about obesity?

A Faulty diet and do not do physical work
B Result from stress and strain
C A habit of consuming high calorie foods
D Result from less consumption of food

5.

If a plant lack of phosphorus, it

A growth stunted
B root growth disorder
C has purplish dots on the tip of leaves
D has weak stem of plant

6.

Protein are organic compounds made up of

A carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
B carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen
C carbon, oxygen and nitrogen
D hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen

7.

Macronutrients are elements that are required by plants

A in large quantities
B in small quantities
C only during germination
D only during fruit formation
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8. Which one of the following food is produced by plants during photosynthesis ?

A Fats
B Vitamins
C Glucose
D Protein
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Figure 2
The diagram above shows photosynthesis process. Which of the following is true for
the word equation?
sunlight
A
Oxygen + Water
Glucose + Carbon dioxide
chlorophyll
sunlight
B
Carbon dioxide + Water

chlorophyll

Glucose + Oxygen

C Carbon dioxide + Sunlight + Water + Chlorophyll

D Glucose + Oxygen

Glucose
+ Oxygen

Carbon dioxide + Sunlight + Water +

Chlorophyll

10.

Excessive intake of sugar and salt may cause

A gastrisis and gallstones
B hypertension and diabetes
C obesity and coronary thrombosis
D gastrointestinal upset and kidney damage

11.

Figure 3
Mutton meat contains saturated fat and can harm our health because they
A cause high cholesterol levels
B cause arthritis
C cause hormonal imbalance in the body
D cause diabetes
12.

Nitrogen from the atmosphere can be converted into nitrates by

I lightning
II saprophytic bacteria
III nitrogen fixing bacteria
A I and II

I and III

II and III

I, II and III
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13.

Figure 4
The diagram shows the nitrogen cycle. In which part does the denitrifying
bacteria play a role ?
14 . Which of the following does not affect the calorific requirement of a person ?
A Sex
B Age
C Race
D Climate
15.

Figure 5
The picture shows atherosclerosis of blood artery. The class of food that cause this is
A fat
B protein
C mineral salt
D carbohydrate
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Figure 6
An experiment is carried out as shown by the apparatus above. What is the aim of the
above experiment ?
A To study the effect of sunlight on growth of plants
B To study the effect of water on growth of plants
C To study the effect of excess of nutrients on growth of plants
D To study the effect of lack of nutrients on growth of plants

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Figure 7
The picture above shows the result of severe reduction of food intake. The result iof this
eating disorder is called
A goiter
B scurvy
C arteriosclerosis
D anorexia nervosa
18.

Stunted growth
Swollen abdomen
Usually happens to
children less than
five years of age
These symptoms may be caused by the lack of
A carbohydrate
B vitamin
C protein
D iodine

19. What is the function of chlorophyll ?

A Absorbs light energy to break carbon dioxide into carbon and oxygen
B Absorbs light energy to break water molecules into oxygen gas and hydrogen
ions
C Absorbs light energy to break water molecules and carbon dioxide to form
starch
D Absorbs light energy to combine water molecules and oxygen to form starch
and carbon dioxide
20 What is the function of nitrogen in plants ?
A To synthesise chlorophyll
B To synthesise starch
C To activate enzymes
D To synthesise protein

STRUCTURED QUESTIONS
1.

Figure 1
The diagram above shows a green plant during the day light
a. Name the process taking place during this time.

b. Write the woed equaiton for the process in (a) above.

____________________________________________________________________
c. Name gas P and Q
P : ________________________________________________________________
Q : ________________________________________________________________
d. i. Name the pigment in leaves that is involved in this process.
_____________________________________________________________________
ii. State the function of this pigment.
______________________________________________________________________
e. State the function of plant in the food chain.
______________________________________________________________________

2.

Figure 2
A
Distilled water

B
Complete
Nitrogen

C
Without
Phosphorus

D
Without
Potassium

E
Without

The apparatus set up above is used to study the effect lack of macronutrients on plant
growth.
a. Why distilled water used in test tube A and not tap water ?
__________________________________________________________________
b. Explain why all the test tubes are covered with black paper ?
__________________________________________________________________
c. State the
i. manipulated variable : _____________________________________________
ii. constant variable

: _____________________________________________

d. What will be the effect of lack of :

i. nitrogen : _______________________________________________________
ii. phosphorus : _____________________________________________________
iii. potassium on the plant : _____________________________________________
3.
tadpoles

Big fish

Small fish

Man

Algae

a. i. What is the role of the algae in this food chain?

_________________________________________________________________
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ii. What charcteristic does the algae have to assume this role stated in a (i)
__________________________________________________________________
b. Name two consumers in this food chain
__________________________________________________________________
c. If all the primary consumers were to die, what effect would that have on the
i. producer : ______________________________________________________
ii. secondary consumer : _____________________________________________

ANSWERS
OBJECTIVE
1
2
3
4

B
D
A
C

5
6
7
8

C
B
A
C

9
10
11
12

B
B
A
B

13
14
15
16

A
C
A
D

17
18
19
20

D
C
B
D

STRUCTURED QUESTIONS
1.
a. Photosynthesis process
sunlight
b. Carbon dioxide + water

glucose + oxygen
Chlorophyll

c. P : Carbon dioxide, Q : Oxygen

d. i. Chlorophyll
ii. Absorbs light energy to break water molecules into oxygen gas and hydrogen ions
e. As food producer
2.
a. Pipe water contains mineral salts while distilled water does not.
b. To prevent sunlight from entering the test tube which the causes the growth of algae. The
algae will used up the mineralsin the solution
c. i. Solutions lacking with certain macro nutrients
ii. Sunlight
d. i. The leaves of plants turn yellowish
ii. The growth of the roots is poor
iii. The leaves turn yellow and have brown spots
3.
a. Producer
b. The green plants utilize inorganic material like carbon dioxide, water and turn them
to food for their own use.
c. tadpoles and small fish
d. i. producer size inreases
ii. secondary consumer decreases