Biology

Deficiency Diseases and Disorders

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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 disorders of muscular system disorders of muscle and skeleton movement and locomotion in man locomotion and movements biology

Gout is a

  1. Deficiency disease

  2. Infectious disease

  3. Degenerative disease

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Gout is a clinical condition. Gout is a kind of arthritis. It can cause an attack of sudden burning pain, stiffness and swelling in a joint, usually a big toe. These attacks can happen over and over unless gout is treated. Over time, they can harm your joints, tendons and other tissues. Gout is most common in men. Gout is caused by too much uric acid in the blood. Most of the time, having too much uric acid isn't harmful. Many people with high levels in their blood never get gout. But when uric acid levels in your blood are too high, the uric acid may form hard crystals in your joints. It's not a degenerative disease, infectious disease and deficiency disease. Thus, option D is correct.

Multiple choice disorders of muscular system disorders of muscle and skeleton movement and locomotion in man locomotion and movements biology

Which of the following is due to irregularity in metabolism of nitrogenous waste?

  1. Osteoarthritis

  2. Rheumatoid arthritis

  3. Osteoporosis

  4. Gouty arthritis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Gouty arthritis is an inherited disorder of purine metabolism, occurring especially in men, gout is related to diet that giving rise to severe arthritis called gouty arthritis, a person suffering from gout should avoid meat. Purine is a nitrogenous waste.

So the correct answer is 'Gouty arthritis'.

Multiple choice chemistry the s-block elements (alkali and alkaline earth metals) biological importance of sodium and potassium biological importance of elements biological importance of s block elements biological importance of magnesium and calcium

A severe shortage of what in body fluids, may cause a potentially fatal condition known as hypokalemia?

  1. Sodium

  2. Potassium

  3. Iron

  4. Silicon
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Hypokalemia is when blood's potassium levels are too low. Potassium is an important electrolyte for nerve and muscle cell functioning, especially for muscle cells in the heart. Your kidneys control your body's potassium levels, allowing for excess potassium to leave the body through urine or sweat.

Multiple choice botany mineral nutrition in plants deficiency diseases and symptoms deficiency symptoms macronutrients and micronutrients

While in N, K and Mg deficiency, chlorosis appears first in _____ leaves; in S and Ca deficiency,_____ leaves are the first to be affected.

  1. Young, old

  2. Old, young

  3. Old, old

  4. Young, young
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Elements like N, K, and Mg are mobile in plants, so they are transported to young leaves when deficient, causing symptoms to appear first in old leaves. S and Ca are relatively immobile, so deficiency symptoms appear first in young leaves.

Multiple choice biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

Marasmus disease is caused due to

  1. Protein deficiency

  2. Obesity

  3. Dwarfism

  4. Deficiency of vitamins
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Marasmus is caused by protein-energy-malnutrition (PEM) or deficiency of protein. The common symptoms are impaired physical growth, sub-cutaneous fat disappears, ribs become very prominent, limbs become thin and skin becomes dry, thin and wrinkled and  loss of weight occurs. The cure is diet with adequate proteins and proper caloric value.

Multiple choice biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

Observe the below statements.
(i) Protein deficiency in diet leads to Kwashiorkor disease.
(ii) Deficiency of only calories leads to Marasmus disease.

  1. (i) and (ii) are true

  2. (i) true but (ii) false

  3. (i) false but (ii) true

  4. (i) and (ii) both false
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • There are two types of malnutrition diseases. 
  • Kwashiorkor is the disease that is due to the deficiency of protein in the diet. 
  • The other type of malnutrition disease is the marasmus, which is due to the deficiency of protein and energy. 
  • When there are low calorie and protein intake in the diet, results in marasmus. 
  • Thus, the correct answer is option B. 
Multiple choice biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

Rickets and Kwashiorkor are

  1. Deficiency diseases

  2. Hereditary diseases

  3. Infection disease

  4. Communicable disease
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Rickets is defective mineralization or calcification of bones before epiphyseal closure in immature mammals due to deficiency or impaired metabolism of vitamin D. Kwashiorkor is a condition resulting from inadequate protein intake. Early symptoms include fatigue, irritability, and lethargy. Kwashiorkor is a form of malnutrition that most often affects children in developing regions of the world
So, the correct answer is 'Deficiency diseases'
Multiple choice biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

Thin limbs, oedema and diarrhea develop due to protein deficiency in

  1. Marasmus

  2. Kwashiorkor

  3. Pellagra

  4. Megaloblastic anaemia

  5. Xerophthalmia
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Kwashiorkor is a protein-deficiency disease characterized by edema (swelling), diarrhea, and skin changes, often occurring in children after weaning.

Multiple choice biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

Kwashiorkor, a disorder of children, is due to 

  1. Protein/essential amino acid deficiency

  2. Carbohydrate deficiency

  3. Genetic problem

  4. Vitamin deficiency
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Kwashiorkor is primarily caused by a severe deficiency of protein or essential amino acids in the diet, despite an adequate caloric intake from carbohydrates.

Multiple choice biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

One has to include more meat, butter, milk and eggs in his diet if he is

  1. Suffering from scurvy

  2. Not in a position to see in the dark

  3. Suffering from vitamin D deficiency

  4. Kwashiorkor patient
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

If one is suffering from scurvy, then he need to add vitamin C (like citrus fruits) in his diet.
If a person is not able to see in the dark, he has night blindness and he need to add vitamin A in his diet.
If a person is suffering from vitamin D deficiency, then he need to add fatty fish and fish liver oils in his diet.
Kwashiorkor is a form of severe protein-energy malnutrition characterized by edema, irritability, anorexia, and an enlarged liver with fatty infiltrates. So, he should  protein-rich diet which includes meat, eggs, milk.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice biology diet, drugs and disease effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

Marasmus occurs due to 

  1. Protein deficiency

  2. Carbohydrate deiency

  3. Fat defiency

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Marasmus is one of the three forms of serious protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). The other two forms are kwashiorkor (KW) and marasmic KW. Marasmus is a condition primarily caused by a deficiency in calories and energy, whereas kwashiorkor indicates an associated protein deficiency, resulting in an edematous appearance. 

So, the correct option is 'Protein deficiency'.