Science Form 2 Chapter 3.2

1) A balanced diet is a diet that contains _______ in the right quantities that are required by _________.

• some food classes; the body

• all the food classes; the body

• some food classes; Ministry of Health

• all the food classes; Ministry of Health

2) Level 1 (base) of the pyramid includes:

• Rice, cereal & oil

• Noodles, chicken, & bread

• cereal, potato and sugar

• potato, flour and cereal

• fish, papaya and rice

3) Factors that Influence Calorific Requirement:

• Body size

• Wealth

• Gender

• Weather

4) Taller and bigger people need _______ energy than shorter and smaller people.

• less

• equal

• more

5) Which class of food does a farmer need? (>1 answer)

• vitamin

• fat

• water

• carbohydrates

6) Children requires more ______ and _______ as they are growing and more active than adults.

• vitamin; fibre

• fat; water

• protein; carbohydrates

• protein; mineral

What is energy / calorific value?

• The total amount of energy released when 1g of food is burned completely in the body.

• The total amount of energy consumed when 1g of food is burned completely in the body

• The total amount of calories gained when 1g of food is taken in the body.

• The total amount of calories consumed when 1g of food is processed in the body.

7) How do you practice a healthy lifestyle?

8) People who live in cold climate countries require higher intake of food because ______________ compared to people living in hot climate countries.

• they are bigger in size

• they lose heat quickly to their surroundings

• they need more food to burn calories

• their body will contract because of the climate

There are 84 calories(kcal) in 100g of banana. Hannah has 60g of banana for snack.

What is the total number of calories in her snack in (kcal)?

• 93.5

• 50.4

• 60

• 30