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5 Food and humans

A. Multiple-choice questions (10 marks, 1 mark each) / 10

1. Which of the fol1owing statements is CORRECT?

A. Essential amino acids can be produced by our bodies.
B. Fatty acid contain C, H and O only.
C. Fatty acids contain nitrogen.
D. Non – essential amino acids must be obtained from food.
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2. The table below shows the nutritional compositions of four foods.

Food Carbohydrates (%) Lipids (%) Proteins (%) Water (%)
P 3 14 26 57
Q 10 65 12 13
R 7 6 9 78
S 22 17 26 35
Which food can provide the most energy per gram?
A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S
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3. A student follows a diet containing meat only, without any carbohydrates, vegetables and
fruits. Which of the following conditions may develop if he follows this diet for weeks?
(1) constipation
(2) liver damage
(3) scurvy
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (2) and (3) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
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4. It is suggested that when babies get older, they should not be fed with milk only. Babies
fed only with milk for a long period of time may develop anaemia because
A. milk contains lots of lactose.
B. milk is rich in proteins.
C. milk does not contain any roughage.
D. milk has a low content of iron.
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5. Excess glucose will be stored in the human body as

(1) glycogen.
(2) starch.
(3) fat.
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (2) and (3) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
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6. A student carried out various tests on a food sample. The table below shows the results.
Iodine test Benedict’s test Grease spot test
Result A brown solution Brick-red precipitates The spot on the filter paper
is formed are formed disappeared after ten minutes
The food sample contains
A. reducing sugars.
B. starch.
C. glucose.
D. lipids.
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7. People with obesity are suggested to replace some of the eggs and meats in their diet with
beans because beans contain
A. less dietary fibre.
B. less lipids.
C. more irons.
D. more proteins.
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8. The graph below shows the changes in mass of three chemical substances in the human
body during a month of starvation.

P
mass of chemical
substance (kg)
Q

R
time of starvation

What do P, Q and R represent respectively?

P Q R
A. proteins lipids glycogen
B. glycogen lipids proteins
C. lipids proteins glycogen
D. proteins glycogen lipids
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Direction: Questions 9 and 10 refer of the graph below, which shows the percentage of
carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and water in three foods, X, Y and Z.

Percentage
(%)

9. Which of the following most likely identifies foods X, Y and Z?

X Y Z
A. rice peanut milk
B. milk peanut rice
C. milk rice peanut
D. rice milk peanut
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10. Which of the following correctly arranges the energy content of per unit mass of foods X,
Y and Z?
A. X>Y>Z
B. X>Z>Y
C. Z>X>Y
D. Z>Y>X
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B. Short questions /14

1. Complete the following paragraph with suitable words.

A diet that contains all the food substances in the right quantities for an individual is
called a (a)________________ diet. This kind of diet should include carbohydrates, fats,
proteins, water, dietary fibre, vitamins and (b)________________ in the correct amounts
and proportion. Carbohydrate is an important source of (c)________________. Dietary
fibre mainly contains (d)________________, which is also a type of carbohydrate.
Dietary fibre has no energy value to humans because humans lack (e)____ __________ to
digest it. However it is important because it helps move food along the alimentary canal
by simulating (f)________________. Insufficient dietary fibre may lead to
(g)________________. There are certain amino acids that must also be present in our diet
because they cannot be synthesised in the human body. These amino acids are called
(h)________________ amino acids. (Total: 8 marks)

2. Complete the table below. For each of the following food substances, state one natural
source and one deficiency disease.

Food substance Natural source Deficiency disease

Vitamin A (a) (b)

Vitamin C (c) (d)

Calcium (e) (f)

(Total: 6 marks)
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C. Structured questions /8

1. Mary performed various food tests to investigate the chemical compositions of A, B and C.
She then repeated the food tests with the extracts of A, B and C which had incubated with
amylase and lipase for 15 minutes. The results are summarised in the table below.

Without enzymes After incubated with enzymes

Benedict’s Grease Iodine Benedict’s Grease Change in
Iodine test
test spot test test test spot test pH
Translucent Translucent
A Blue black Blue Brown Orange Decreased
spot left spot left

No
Translucent
B Brown Orange Brown Orange translucent Decreased
spot left
spot left

No No
Remain
C Blue black Blue translucent Brown Orange translucent
unchanged
spot left spot left

(a) In view of the results, state the type carbohydrate that each food contains. (2 marks)

A:
B:

(b) (i) Explain why the pH value of the extract of A and B deceased after incubating
with enzymes. (2 marks)
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(ii) Which food has the highest lipid content? Explain why. (4 marks)

(Total: 8 marks)