Formative Practice 3.1 – Science Form 2 Chapter 3

Question 1:
Name the food class based on the functions given.


Answer:
(a) Water, fat 
(b) Protein
(c) Carbohydrate
(d) Vitamin

Question 2:
Name the diseases caused by deficiencies of the following vitamins.
(a) Vitamin A 
(b) Vitamin B
(c) Vitamin C
(d) Vitamin D

Answer:
(a) Night blindness// Skin diseases

(b) Beri-beri// Anaemia

(c) Scurvy

(d) Rickets // Toothache // Skin diseases

Question 3:
State the effects to our health caused by deficiencies of the following minerals.
(a) Iodine
(b) Iron
(c) Phosphorus

Answer:
(a) Goiter

(b) Anaemia

(c) Rickets // Brittle teeth // Cannot build DNA and RNA