PREVIOUS LESSON
What is food?
a. Food is something good to eat or drink.
b. Food is anything good to eat or drink that nourishes it.
c. Food is a diet that contains all food values in their correct amount
d. Food builds the body
b. Food is anything good to eat or drink that nourishes it.
What name is given to the food made by plants.
a. tar
b. photosynthesis
c. starch
d. chlorophyll
c. starch
Which gas is most abundant in air?
a. Oxygen
b. carbon dioxide
c. rare gases
d. Nitrogen
d. Nitrogen
What is a deficiency disease?
a. A disease caused by lack of nutrients
b. A disease caused by germs
c. A disease cause by accidents
a. A disease caused by lack of nutrients
Which food value builds the body?
a. carbohydrates
b. vitamins
c. roughages
d. proteins
d. proteins
Name the raw materials needed by plants during photosynthesis.
a. chlorophyll
b. water
c. sunlight
d. temperature
b. water
Which of these needs air to burn?
a. firewood
b. water
c. sand
a. firewood
Lack of Vitamin C causes;
a. rickets
b. scurvy
c. Goitre
b. scurvy
Mention the food value that repairs worn out body tissues.
a. mineral salts
b. proteins
c. Vitamins
d. Carbohydrates
b. proteins
What is the role of chlorophyll during the process of photosynthsis?
a. Chlorophyll provides energy
b. Chlorophyll traps sunlight energy
c. Chlorophyll absorbs sunlight energy
d. Chlorophyll opens the stomata
c. Chlorophyll absorbs sunlight energy
What causes wind?
a. Moving water
b. moving air
c. Moving clouds
d. mixture of gases
b. moving air
Which food helps prevent scurvy?
a. oranges
b. rice
c. meat
a. oranges
Which disease is John likely to get if he lacks iron in the body.
a. iodine
b. Vitamin c
c. Vitamin A
d. Anaemia
d. Anaemia
Name the scientific name given to the green colouring matter found in leaves.
a. starch
b. stomata
c. chlorophy
d. chlorophyll
d. chlorophyll
Which instrument measures air pressure?
a. Thermometer
b. Barometer
c. Rain Gauge
d. Anemometer
b. Barometer
The best way to prevent deficiency diseases is to eat;
a. one type of food
b. A balanced diet
c. Junk food only
b. A balanced diet
Identify the food value which is not digested.
a. mineral salts
b. fats and oils
c. carbohydrates
a. mineral salts
What do plants need from the sun for photosynthesis?
a. heat only
b. Light energy
c. wind
b. Light energy
Which of the following shows that air has weight?
a. A deflated balloon
b. An inflated balloon feels heavier
c. A stone sinks in water
b. An inflated balloon feels heavier
Which deficiency disease causes swollen stomach and thin limbs in children?
a. rickets
b. kwashiorkor
c. scurvy
d. goitre
b. kwashiorkor