6th Science Guide Term 1 Unit 6 Health and Hygiene
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6th Science Guide Term 1 Unit 6 Health and Hygiene
I. Choose the correct answer:
1. Our body needs ______ for muscle-building
- carbohydrate
- fat
- Protein
- Water
Ans : Protein
2. Scurvy is caused due to the deficiency of ________.
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
Ans : Vitamin C
3. Calcium is an example of a ________
- carbohydrate
- fat
- Protein
- minerals
Ans : minerals
4. We should include fruits and vegetables in our diet, because_______.
- They are the best source of Carbohydrates
- They are the best source of Proteins
- They are rich in minerals and Vitamins
- They have high water content
Ans : They are rich in minerals and Vitamins
5. Bacteria are very small _______ microorganism.
- Prokaryotic
- Eukaryotic
- Protozoa
- Acellular
Ans : Prokaryotic
II True or False
- There are three main nutrients present in foodAns : False
- An : There are six main nutrients present in food.
- Fats are used as an energy store by our bodyAns : True
- All bacteria have flagella.Ans : False
- An : Not all bacterial have flagella. Only, some bacterial have flagella
- Iron helps in the formation of haemoglobin.Ans : True
- Virus can grow and multiply outside host.Ans : False
- An : Virus can grow and multiply inside host
III Fill in the Blanks
- Malnutrition leads to _________Ans : deficiency disease
- Iodine deficiency leads to ______ in adults.Ans : goitre
- Vitamin D deficiency causes _______.Ans : rickets
- Typhoid is transmitted due to contamination of _____ and water.Ans : food
- Influenza is a ___________ disease.Ans : viral (virus)
IV. Complete the Analogy
1. Rice : Carbohydrate :: Pulses :_____.
Ans : Protein
2. Vitamin D : Rickets :: Vitamin C : _____.
Ans : Scurvy
3. Iodine : Goitre :: Iron : _____.
Ans : Anaemia
4. Cholera : Bacteria :: Smallpox :_____
Ans : Virus
V Match the Following
- Vitamin A – Rickets
- Vitamin B – Night blindness
- Vitamin C – Sterility
- Vitamin D – Beri beri
- Vitamin E – Scurvy
Ans : 1 – B, 2 – D, 3 – E, 4 – A, 5 – C
VI Complete the Diagram
VII. Write Short Answer
1. Write two examples for each of the following.
a) Food items rich in fat.
- Food items rich in fat, meat, fish, egg yolk, milk.
b) Vitamin deficiency diseases.
- Vitamin deficiency diseases: Night-blindness, Beri Beri, Scurvy, Rickets
2. Differntiate between carbohydrate and protein.
Carbohydrate |
Protein |
1. Energy giving component of the food. |
It is body building foods. |
2 The sources of carbohydrate are nuts, fruits, rice and maze. |
The Sources of proteins are pulses, soyabean, nuts, egg and fish. |
3. Define the term “ Balanced diet”.
- A diet which contains sufficient amount of various nutrients to ensure good health is called as Balanced diet.
4. Why should the fruits and vegetables not to be washed after cutting?
- We should not wash the fruits and vegetables after cutting because the minerals and proteins in the fruits and vegetables will also be washed away.
5. Write any two viral diseases.
- Common cold, small pox, polio are the viral diseases.
6. What is the main feature of a microorganism?
- Microorganism will be seen with the help of microscope. They are very small in size.
VIII. Long Answer
1. Tabulate the vitamins and their corresponding deficiency diseases.
Carbohydrate |
Protein |
Vitamin A |
Night blindness |
Vitamin B |
Beriberi |
Vitamin C |
Scurvy |
Vitamin D |
Rickets |
Vitamin E |
Nervous weakness, dimming of eyesight |
Vitamin K |
Weakness of the bones, teeth etc |
3. Define the term “ Balanced diet”.
- A diet which contains sufficient amount of various nutrients to ensure good health is called as Balanced diet.
4. Why should the fruits and vegetables not to be washed after cutting?
- We should not wash the fruits and vegetables after cutting because the minerals and proteins in the fruits and vegetables will also be washed away.
5. Write any two viral diseases.
- Common cold, small pox, polio are the viral diseases.
6. What is the main feature of a microorganism?
- Microorganism will be seen with the help of microscope. They are very small in size.
VIII. Long Answer
1. Tabulate the vitamins and their corresponding deficiency diseases.
Carbohydrate |
Protein |
Vitamin A | Night blindness |
Vitamin B | Beriberi |
Vitamin C | Scurvy |
Vitamin D | Rickets |
Vitamin E | Nervous weakness, dimming of eyesight |
VitaminK | Weakness of the bones, teeth etc |