FREEDOM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

GRADE VI BIOLOGY
L 2 COMPONENTS OF FOOD-Revision worksheet

I. Define the following terms.

1. enzymes
2. nutrition
3. obesity

II. Choose the odd one out and justify.

1. potato, rice, sugarcane, wheat
2. kwashiorkor, marasmus, anaemia, night blindness

III. Write symptoms for the given diseases.

1. marasmus
2. beriberi
3. kwashiorkor

IV. Read the given symptoms and identify the disorder or the
deficient nutrient.
1. delusion or mental confusion along with skin inflammation
2. tooth cavity and weak bones
3. extreme fatigue
4. excessive bleeding
5. unable to differentiate between red and green colour

V. Shama took a hard-boiled egg. She separated it into two parts E and F
depending on the colour. Later she mashed E and F separately and added
water to make a solution in two different test tubes X and Y respectively.
Then she added a few drops of sodium hydroxide followed by copper
sulphate solution drop by drop in both the test tubes. In test tube X the
solution remained blue but the colour of solution in test tube Y turned
violet.
 BLUE VIOLET

1. Which nutrient is present in F and absent in E?

2. What can the colour of E and F of a hard-boiled egg be?
3. Which nutrient could be present in part E which has not been tested?
4. Explain the importance of the nutrient that is tested in the above
experiment.
5. Name the disease caused by the deficiency of the above tested
nutrient.

VI. Bob is 5 years old. He is having bowed legs as his bones are soft.

1-What can be the reason for this condition?

2-Name the disease Bob is suffering from.
3-Mention some remedies to Bob so that he will recover.
4-What might happen if an adult is deficient in the same
nutrient?

VII. Y adds bulk5- Why does

to our diet.theIt deficiency of this nutrient
cannot be digested but stilllead to bone
it forms an
important partdisorder?
of our diet.
1. Identify Y.
2. State its other name.
3. Mention its importance.
4. Name the condition that one will suffer from, if he/she is not including
Y in their diet.
5. Give 4 examples which are sources of Y.
VIII. Study the venn diagram and answer the questions that follow.
A vitamin that is A vitamin that gets
stored in the fat dissolved in water
tissue of our body

L N
M

A vitamin that is synthesized in our

body

1. Classify L and N.
2. Bob is deficient in L. He is unable to see in dim light.
a. Comment on the disease Bob is suffering from.
3. Deficiency of N causes bleeding in our gums. Identify the disease and
the related vitamin deficiency.
4. Identify M, mention its functions and name the related deficiency
diseases.
 V Complete the flow chart.

DISEASE

YES
Spread from infected person to the heathy one a. --------- Eg ---
NO

b. --------
- NO

Caused due to deficiency of nutrients in ones YES

c. --------- Eg ------
diet for a long period of time.
NO

Disease that is transferred from parents to YES

d. -------- Eg ------
their kids.
-
NO
YES
Disease that one suffers from birth. e. --------- Eg ------
NO

Disease that one suffers due to unhealthy YES

f. --------- Eg ------
lifestyle