Plant and Human Nutrition Quiz

Essential nutrients plants need in large amounts for growth and development.

A crucial plant nutrient for healthy growth and chlorophyll production.

Essential for root development and energy transfer.

A key nutrient for overall health and disease resistance.

Essential plant nutrients needed in smaller amounts.

A micronutrient important for plant cell walls.

Important for chlorophyll production.

Crucial nutrient for protein synthesis and plant growth.

Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for the body.

Good carbohydrate sources include bread, pasta, rice, and root vegetables.

Protein is crucial for building new tissues and enzymes.

Protein sources include meat, fish, nuts, legumes, and milk.

Lipids provide energy storage in the body.

Builds and repairs tissues, creates enzymes.

Meat, fish, nuts, legumes, milk are good sources of protein.

Stores long-term energy and protects organs.

Margarine, lard, red meat, nuts are lipid sources.

Small yellow leaves and poor growth in plants due to low nitrogen levels.

Yellowing between leaf veins in plants due to magnesium deficiency.

New leaves yellowing between veins in plants due to low iron levels.

Poor growth and stunted plants due to lacking calcium.

Yellow/brown leaf edges and premature plant death caused by potassium deficiency.

Small, thin, yellow leaves between veins in young plants due to lack of sulfur.

Poor growth and reddish-brown leaves due to phosphorus deficiency.

A diet containing the right amounts of all food types to meet an individual's needs.

Helps keep intestines healthy; prevents constipation.

Fruits, vegetables, grains, and provision (e.g., breadfruit, yam).

Not getting enough or eating too much of one or more food groups.

About 2/3 of the human body is composed of water.

Water acts as a solvent, enabling chemical reactions within the body.

Water helps maintain a stable body temperature.

Water transports nutrients and other substances throughout the body.

Insufficient water intake leads to dehydration.

Sunken eyes are a symptom of dehydration.

A dry mouth is a symptom of dehydration.

A deficiency of protein causing Kwashiorkor and marasmus.

A condition of being malnourished due to consuming more calories than needed.

The process of breaking down food into small particles for absorption.

Physical breakdown of food by chewing, churning etc.

Breakdown of food with enzymes.

Grinding food into smaller pieces.

Chewing food to smaller pieces.

Lack of Vitamin A in the diet, leading to night blindness, weakness, and fatigue.

Liver and eggs are good sources of Vitamin B12.

Scurvy, a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C.

Rickets, a condition caused by a lack of Vitamin D.

Rickets can be caused by a lack of dietary calcium.

Anemia can result from a lack of iron in the diet.

Goiter is a swelling of the neck caused by a lack of iodine.

Vitamins are needed in small quantities to prevent deficiency diseases.

Minerals are needed in small quantities to prevent deficiency diseases.