What is a balanced diet, and name the six classes of food it should contain.
The Nutrition
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
scurvy
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Vitamin C, ascorbic acid, is needed for healthy connective tissue. Its deficiency causes scurvy, with bleeding gums and delayed wound healing.
From the same topic and chapter, at a similar level.
What is a balanced diet, and name the six classes of food it should contain.
The Nutrition
Name three minerals needed by the body, a source of each and the deficiency it causes.
The Nutrition
State the functions of proteins and of fats in the body.
The Nutrition
Name the deficiency disease caused by a lack of vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin D, and one source of each vitamin.
The Nutrition
What is roughage? Name two sources and state why it is needed.
The Nutrition
Define pollination and distinguish between self-pollination and cross-pollination.
Pollination and Fertilisation