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B. Write True or False.
1. Nutrients are the elements of food that help our body in maintaining life processes.

2. The main sources of sugar are glucose, sugarcane, jaggery and fruits.
3. Water is also an important part of our food.
4. Scurvy is caused due to deficiency of Vitamin C.

5. Spinach is rich in iron.
6. Roughage is not important for our body.
7. PCM means Protein Calorie Malnutri on.
8. Minerals also help our body parts to func on properly.

C. Fill in the blanks.
1. ___________ is required by our body for its proper growth.
2. Cellulose is a complex form of ___________ .

3. About ___________ of our body weight is water.
4. All the vitamins are grouped into___________ categories.
5. Protein calorie malnutri on leads to ___________ and___________ .
6. ___________ is caused due to the deficiency of Vitamin B.

7. The deficiency of Vitamin D may cause ___________ .
8. Goitre is caused due to the deficiency of ___________ .
D. Very short answer ques ons.
1. Are nutrients important in our life?

2. How will you test for the presence of starch in any food item?
3. Why are fats called the energy bank of our body?
4. Why fats, pro ens and carbohydrates are called nutrients?
5. What is a balanced diet?

6. What do you mean by deficiency diseases?
7. Name a food item that contains roughage.
8. Write one symptom of kwashiorkor.

E. Short answer ques ons.
1. What are nutrients?
2. What is the role of carbohydrate in our diet?
3. Write the disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin A and Vitamin D. How can we prevent
these diseases?
4. Write important minerals and their sources.
5. Write the significance of health.

6. What is the importance of roughage in our diet?
F. Long answer ques ons.
1. Explain nutrients with their importance in our life.
2. Explain the nutrients and their types.

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