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Why are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals essential for the body?
Why are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals essential for the body?
- To eliminate waste
- To provide energy (correct)
- To synthesize food
- To regulate body temperature
How do plants differ from animals in terms of obtaining food?
How do plants differ from animals in terms of obtaining food?
- Plants hunt for food, animals do not.
- Plants need sunlight for food, animals do not.
- Plants can synthesize their own food, animals cannot. (correct)
- Plants eat other plants, animals eat animals.
What is the role of vitamins and minerals in the diet?
What is the role of vitamins and minerals in the diet?
- To provide structural support
- To aid in digestion
- To regulate bodily functions (correct)
- To provide energy
Why do humans depend on plants for food?
Why do humans depend on plants for food?
What is the primary source of food for animals including humans?
What is the primary source of food for animals including humans?
What type of organisms are dependent on others for their nutrition?
What type of organisms are dependent on others for their nutrition?
Which term is used to describe fungi that derive nutrition from dead and decaying matter?
Which term is used to describe fungi that derive nutrition from dead and decaying matter?
What gas is released by plants during photosynthesis?
What gas is released by plants during photosynthesis?
Which pigment in plants absorbs solar energy during photosynthesis?
Which pigment in plants absorbs solar energy during photosynthesis?
Which plant traps and feeds on insects?
Which plant traps and feeds on insects?
What is the term used for green plants that synthesise their own food?
What is the term used for green plants that synthesise their own food?
Which of the following is a parasitic plant with yellow, slender, branched stem?
Which of the following is a parasitic plant with yellow, slender, branched stem?
What is the correct term for the pores through which leaves exchange gases?
What is the correct term for the pores through which leaves exchange gases?
