Nutrition questions | form two Biology

1. You are provided with specimen J

1. Prepare a solution from specimen J and label it as solution S1.
2. Outline procedures you used to prepare the solution S1
3. Carry out experiments to identify the carbohydrates present in the solution. Record your experimental work as shown in Table1.

Table1

2. For each food substances identified in (a)(iii), name

1. The sites of digestion
2. Glands present in each site of digestion named in (b) (i)
3. Secretions produced by each of the glands named in (b) (ii)
4. Enzyme contained in each of the secretions named in (b) (iii)

100. State three natural sources of each food substance identified in Solution S1

The end product of fat/lipids in digestion process is called
A Amino acid
B Peptide
C Glucose
D Fat acid and glycerol.

Onion store food in leaves while carrots store food in root tubers.

Rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults are conditions caused by lack of
A. vitamin A
B. vitamin B
C. vitamin C
D. vitamin D.

Animal cells have no chloroplasts.

Proteins in the diet are needed for growth and repair.

Write an essay on kwashiorkor using the following guidelines:
- meaning
- cause
- symptoms
- effects
- prevention and control.

A secretion containing enzymes which digest both proteins and carbohydrates is known as

1. Bile
2. Mucus
3. Pancreatic juice
4. Saliva

The whole process of taking in food, digesting it to provide energy for living and material for growth is known as:
A. catabolism
B. metabolism
C. nutrition
D. respiration

A person who takes too much carbohydrates and lipids develops:
A. giantism
B. kwashiorkor
C. marasmus
D. obesity