(English Medium) ICSE Class 9 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for Biology

Which of the following is the best source of Vitamin A?

Ascorbic acid is Vitamin:

Mention whether the following statement is true (T) or False (F).

Cellulose in our food passes out undigested.

Mention whether the following statement is true (T) or False (F). 

Kwashiorkor is a severe vitamin deficiency disease. 

Mention whether the following statement is true (T) or False (F). 

Iron is required for the proper working of the thyroid.

Mention Whether the Following Statement is True (T) Or False (F).

Foods protect us from disease and therefore antibiotics that protect us from the disease are also foods.

Mention whether the following statement is true (T) or False (F).

Mineral salts contribute in regulating body processes.

Name the mineral element that is needed for the following respectively:

Strong teeth 

Name the mineral element that is needed for the following respectively: 

Proper working of thyroid

Name the mineral element that is needed for the following respectively: 

Synthesis of hemoglobin 

Name the nutrients whose deficiencies cause the following diseases in humans:

Pernicious anaemia

Name the nutrients whose deficiencies cause the following diseases in humans:

Pellagra

Name the nutrients whose deficiencies cause the following diseases in humans: 

Goitre

Name the nutrients whose deficiencies cause the following diseases in humans: 

Kwashiorkor

Mark the odd one out in the following cases and name the category to which the others belong: 

Xerophthalmia, Marasmus, Pellagra, Scurvy

Mark the odd one out in the following cases and name the category to which the others belong:

Riboflavin, Thiamine, Folic acid, Iodine

Give two examples of the following and their usefulness, if any, in our body.

Monosaccharides 

Give two examples of the following and their usefulness, if any, in our body.

Disaccharides 

Give two examples of the following and their usefulness, if any, in our body. 

Polysaccharides

A doctor advises a bone patient to include more of milk and milk products in his everyday food. Why so?