Subject: Science Grade: VI Topic: Components of Food (Answer Key)
Subject: Science Grade: VI Topic: Components of Food (Answer Key)
Subject: Science Grade: VI Topic: Components of Food (Answer Key)
Grade: VI
Topic: Components of Food (Answer Key)
Q5. Name the two kinds of carbohydrates. Which of these provides us quick energy?
Ans. Sugars and starch are two kinds of carbohydrates. Sugars are easier to break
down and they provide us with quick energy.
Q6. Which nutrients are needed by our body in small quantities only?
Ans. Vitamins and minerals are needed by our body in small quantities.
Q9. The incidence of goitre among the people living in the Himalaya region was quite
high. Why?
Ans. There is a lot of snow in Himalayan region. Snow extracts the iodine from the
soil that makes soil lack in iodine minerals. Hence people in Himalaya region were
suffering from goitre due to iodine deficiency.
Q1. Explain the importance of the following vitamins for the body.
a. Vitamin A: It is necessary for normal growth and it keeps the eyes and skin
healthy.
b. Vitamin C: It is necessary for the growth, development and repair of all body
tissues.
c. Vitamin D: The body uses vitamin-D to absorb calcium for the formation of strong
bones and teeth.
d. Vitamin K: It helps to make various proteins that are needed for blood clotting and
the building of bones.
Q2. Explain the importance of the following minerals for the body.
a. Calcium: Calcium is essential for the formation of healthy bones and strong teeth.
b. Sodium: Sodium is essential for the proper functioning of the nervous system.
c. Potassium: Potassium is essential for normal growth and also to keep cells and blood
healthy.
d. Iron: Iron is an important part of haemoglobin, which is the substance in red blood
cells that carries oxygen to all the cells of the body.
Q3. Why should you drink 6-8 glasses of water every day even when water does not
provide any energy?
Ans. We should drink 6-8 glasses of water every day because 70% of our body is
water and it helps in digestion of food and removal of toxins (poisonous substance)
from the body through sweat, excretion, urination.
Q4. What do you mean by a balanced diet? Is it same for everybody? Why?
Ans. A balanced diet is a diet that has all the required nutrients in right quantity for
the healthy functioning of the body. A balanced diet is individual specific. It cannot be
the same for everybody and varies depending upon the age, gender and type of work
of an individual.
Q5. What are deficiency diseases? Name four deficiency diseases and the associated
nutrients.
Ans. Diseases that occur due to lack of nutrients are called deficiency diseases.
Four deficiency diseases are:
1. Scurvy: It is caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.
2. Rickets: It is caused by the deficiency of vitamin D.
3. Anaemia: It is caused by the deficiency of iron.
4. Goitre: It is caused by the deficiency of iodine.
Q2. An overworked computer software engineer works on the computer the whole
day. He gets very tired after work. Somebody advised him to eat more carbohydrates
and fats to get more energy. Do you think this will help him? Why?
Ans. A computer engineer works sitting at a place and he does not expend a lot of
energy to work. In this situation, carbohydrate and fat intake may cause him to
gain
weight and then become obese. Thus a diet high in carbohydrates and fats won't be
beneficial.
Q3. Will you remain healthy if you only drink milk? Why?
Ans. No because milk provides us mainly with protein and calcium. Our body also
needs other nutrients in a sufficient amount which are carbohydrates, fats, vitamins
and minerals. Therefore, our body cannot be healthy only by drinking milk.
Q4. Explorers going to the North or South Poles must carry green vegetables and fruit
juices with them. Why is this necessary?
Ans. Deficiency of vitamins and minerals can lead to deficiency diseases. That is why
explorers who are going to the North Pole or the South Pole should carry green
vegetables and fresh juice with them to maintain the vitamins and minerals in their
diet.