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Diet and Nutrition Pre-assessment

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Based on the CIE lower secondary science pre-2022.

Before diving into this unit we are going to see what we already know. Answer these questions as best as you can, but if the content is unfamiliar, don't stress! We will be learning about this over the next two weeks.

Level 2 Questions

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What is the main difference between how plants and animals obtain their nutrition?

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Level 3 Questions

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It's important to eat a balanced diet in order to stay healthy.

Match the following nutritional deficiencies with the correct diseases.

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Iron

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night blindness

Vitamin D

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scurvy

Water

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rickets

Vitamin C

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anaemia

Vitamin A

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osteporosis

Calcium

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constipation

Fibre

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dehydration

Use these words to answer questions 3-7.

protein

fat

carbohydrate

fibre

water

vitamins & minerals

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A layer of this under the skin insulates the body (keeps the body warm).

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This is used for growth and repair

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Sugar is an example of a ...

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We need small amounts of these to keep our bodies healthy.

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This keeps our bodies hydrated.

Name a food that is a good source of...

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vitamin C

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protein

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iron

Use this passage to answer the questions on the right.

Magellan's Voyage

In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan sailed from Spain to find a western route to the Spice Islands. He took 237 men in five ships.

Each ship carried a supply of basic foods including cheese, flour, oil, meat and vegetables. There were also some live animals, including chickens.

The ships eventually reached the Spice Islands but only one continued the journey back to Spain. This was the Victoria. The sailors on the Victoria became very ill before they arrived home. They had bleeding gums and sores which would not heal, One sailor though, called Elcarno, used to eat spoonfuls of jam every day. He did not develop any of these symptoms.

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Magellan’s ships set sail with basic foods that provided a balanced diet. What is meant by a balanced diet?

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Suggest why Magellan took some live animals with him on the voyage.

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Most of the sailors on the Victoria developed a deficiency disease.

What is meant by a deficiency disease?

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This deficiency caused their gums to bleed. Name the disease they had.

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What is the cause of this disease?

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Suggest why Elcamo did not develop this deficiency disease.