Biology

Deficiency Diseases and Disorders

706 Questions

Deficiency diseases and disorders are caused by a lack of essential nutrients, vitamins, and minerals in the diet or environment. This includes conditions like anemia, goitre, and night blindness. Practice these questions to prepare for general science exams.

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Deficiency Diseases and Disorders Questions

Multiple choice

Why deficiency diseases usually occur in childhood? (i) This is period of growth (ii) Body requires plenty of nutrients at this time (iii) Organ systems are not developed completely (iv) Intake of food is limited during this time

  1. (i) and (iv)

  2. (i) and (ii)

  3. (ii) and (iii)

  4. (iii) and (iv)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Many of the deficiency diseases occur during childhood as this is the period of growth when the body requires plenty of nutrients.

Multiple choice

Name the disease in which large pot-like belly is formed due to deficiency of proteins in the diet.

  1. Marasmus

  2. Anemia

  3. Goitre

  4. Kwashiorkor

  5. Beriberi
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Deficiency of proteins in children leads to a deficiency disease called kwashiorkor. Its symptoms are stunted growth, swelling of face, lethargy, discolouration of hair and a large pot-like belly. The large extended abdomen or pot belly or protruding abdomen is due to the accumulation of body fluids and fat.

Multiple choice

Anemia is not caused by

  1. blood loss from the body

  2. inadequate secretion of erythropoietin

  3. polycythemia

  4. excessive destruction of erythrocytes

  5. bone marrow failure
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is an opposite to anemia. Polycythemia is a bone marrow disease that leads to an abnormal increase in the number of blood cells, primarily red blood cells.

Multiple choice

Match the following: Cause of disease|Type of disease| |a. Defective genes passed on from parents to offsprings.|1. Social disease| |b. Organs and tissues wearing away and not working so well with the age.|2. Inherited disease| |c. Social interaction with family friends and strangers. |3. Degenerative disease|

  1. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1

  2. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3

  3. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3

  4. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1

  5. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option. Defective genes passed on from parents to offsprings cause inherited diseases. Organs and tissues wearing away and not working so well with age cause degenerative diseases. Social interaction with family, friends and strangers causes social diseases.