Human And Social Biology

Name: ____________________________
Circle the LETTER beside the correct answer.
1. The quality and quantity of food that we consume is called our:
a) Meal
c) health
b) diet
d) energy
2. Which of the following is NOT classified as a nutrient?
a) roughage
c) protein
b) carbohydrate
d) fat
3. Which of the following elements is present in ALL proteins but NOT in
carbohydrates and fats?
a) Oxygen
c) hydrogen
b) Carbon
d) nitrogen
4. Which of the following has the highest energy value?
a) 1 gram of bread
c) 1 gram of sucrose
b) 1 gram of peanut
d) 1 gram of yam
5. Which of the following is the BEST source of protein?
a) peas and beans
c) cornmeal
b) rice
d) fish
6. Carbohydrates consist of basic units called:
a) reducing sugars
c) amino acids
b) non reducing sugars
d) fatty acids
7. Which of the following is NOT a type of carbohydrate?
a) glycogen
c) cellulose
b) glycerol
d) starch
8. Glycogen is stored in the:
a) liver only
b) muscles only

c) small intestines and stomach

d) liver and muscles

9. Cellulose is found in which of the following?

a) cell membrane
c) cell wall
b) chloroplast
d) cytoplasm
10. The reagent that is used to test for reducing sugar is:
a) iodine solution
c) copper sulphate solution
b) sodium hydroxide solution
d) benedicts solution
11. Which of the following shows the presence of sugar in a food sample?
a) a brickred precipitate
c) a violet colour
b) a blue-black colour
d) a cloudy white precipitate
12. Which of the following elements is found in ALL proteins?>
a) sulphur
c) calcium
b) phosphorous
d) nitrogen
13. Proteins consist of basic units called:
a) amino acids
b) fatty acids

c) simple sugars
d) lipids

14. Which of the following contains the widest range of amino acids?
a) soyabean
c) kidney bean
b) milk
d) corn
15. A deficiency (lack) of carbohydrate in the diet of children results in:
a) kwashiorkor
c) anaemia
b) marasmus
d) obesity
16. A deficiency (lack) of protein in the diet of children causes:
a) rickets
c) kwashiokor
b) maras
d) beri-beri
17. When a sample of food is mixed with sodium hydroxide solution and a
few drops of dilute copper sulphate solution added to it. The colour that
indicates the presence of proteins is:
a) violet (purple)
c) blue
b) orange
d) cloudy white
18. A few drops of iodine solution was added to some crushed potato. The
colour that should result is:

a) orange
b) blue-black
19. Proteins are NOT needed for making:
a) haemoglobin
b) enzymes

c) violet
d) brickred
c) insulin
d) glycogen

20. The breaking down of complex molecules into simpler molecules by the
addition of water is called:
a) dissolving
c) peristalsis
b) hydrolysis
d) glycolysis
21. Which of the following is NOT a function of fats in the body?
a) insulating the body against heat loss c) formation of cell membrane
b) storing energy
d) growth and repair of body tissues
22. Which of the following is NOT dissolved by fats?
a) vitamin A
c) vitamin K
b) vitamin C
d) vitamin K
23. Which of the following is the BEST source of roughage in the diet?
a) white rice
c) whole meal bread
b) potato
d) white bread
24. Roughage is important in the diet because it:
a) supplies energy
c) promotes growth
b) aids peristalsis
d) aids clothing
25. Which of the following is a reducing sugar?
a) maltose
c) fructose
b) sucrose
d) lactose
26. Which of the following is NOT a function of water in the body?
a) It aids the transport of materials
b) It is a major component of plasma and protoplasm
c) It provides the medium for many chemical reactions
d) It acts as a solvent for vitamins A and D
27. Which of the following minerals is necessary for the clotting of blood?
a) sodium
c) phospherous
b) calcium
d) iodine

28. lack of calcium in children results in a deficiency disease called:

a) anaemia
c) rickets
b) scurvy
d) goiter
29. A lack of iron in the diet results in:
a) scurvy
b) anaemia

c) beri-beri
d) rickets

30. iron is needed in the body:

a) to build strong bones and teeth
b) to aid clothing

c) to make haemoglobin
d) for the contraction of muscles

31. Which of the following is richest source of iron?

a) milk
c) liver
b) fish
d) peas and bean
32. Which of the following minerals is sometimes added to drinking water to
Prevent tooth decay?
a) Phosphorous
c) chlorine
b) Sodium
d) fluorine
33. Iodine is needed in the diet for the proper functioning of the:
a) pituitary gland
c) adrenal gland
b) thyroid gland
34. A lack of iodine in the diet causes:
a) goitre
b) rickets

c) beri-beri
d) anaemia

35. Another name for high blood pressure is:

a) diabetes
c) anaemia
b) hypertension
d) jaundice

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