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Advanced Questions Test-2025-05-20

 

S3 Advanced Questions Test

Date: 2025-05-20

Class: _________(    )              Name: ________________

Answer the following questions:

1.      If a person on a diet only drinks vegetable soup for a week and does not consume the soup ingredients, what problems might this person have? Why?

Background Knowledge

(1) What is the difference between the components of vegetable soup and its solid ingredients? 

   (2) How do these differences affect the human body? 

   ANS:

**Answer:** The nutrients in vegetable soup come entirely from the ingredients. The soup contains more water-soluble nutrients and some partially digested food substances, but the overall concentration is lower than in the solid ingredients, especially for components that are insoluble in water. 

   Therefore, drinking only the broth will result in reduced nutrient absorption, particularly of major macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. 

2.      What type of food substances are mainly present in milk?

**Background knowledge:** What nutrients does milk contain? What are their approximate proportions? Apart from dietary fiber, milk contains all essential nutrients required by the human body. Among these six types of nutrients, water makes up the largest proportion, at least over 90%. 

**Answer:**

Milk primarily contains water (~90%), carbohydrates (lactose, ~4-5%), proteins (casein and whey, ~3-4%), fats (~3-4%), as well as minerals (e.g., calcium) and vitamins (e.g., vitamin D, B12). 

3.      Compared to other foods, what is the greatest advantage of milk?

**Background knowledge:** What nutrients does milk contain?

  **Answer:**

The biggest advantage of milk is its **complete nutrition**—it contains all essential nutrients (except dietary fiber) in a balanced ratio, is easily digestible, and is particularly rich in calcium and high-quality protein. 

  1. Skeletal muscles store glycogen. What are the benefits of this for organisms? For which kinds of exercise is this more advantageous? Explain briefly.

  **Background knowledge:** What is the function of glycogen? What is the function of skeletal muscles? Which types of exercise are most affected by glycogen's role? 

   **Answer:**

Glycogen stored in skeletal muscles provides quick energy, benefiting high-intensity or short-duration exercises (e.g., sprinting, weightlifting) by preventing fatigue due to low blood sugar. 

  1. During weight loss, performing a lot of weight-bearing exercises may cause weight to increase instead of decrease. Explain.

**Background knowledge:** What effects does weight training have on the body? What causes weight gain from exercise? What is the difference in mass between the lost and gained substances? 

 **Answer:**

 Weight training increases muscle mass (which is denser than fat). Even if fat decreases, muscle growth may lead to a higher overall weight, though the body becomes leaner. 

  1. Can sports drinks (e.g., Pocari Sweat) provide energy? Explain.

**Background knowledge:** What substances do sports drinks contain? Which nutrients provide energy? 

   **Answer:**

Yes. Sports drinks contain sugars (e.g., glucose), a type of carbohydrate that can be quickly broken down for energy, making them suitable for replenishment after prolonged exercise. 

  1. What types of exercise are not suitable for people with anemia?

   **Background knowledge:** What are the effects of anemia? What factors cause these effects? Which types of exercise are most affected by these factors? 

   **Answer:**

Anemia patients should avoid endurance exercises (e.g., long-distance running) because insufficient hemoglobin reduces oxygen delivery, worsening fatigue and dizziness. 

8.      Can consuming foods rich in collagen help keep the skin beautiful?

   **Background knowledge:** What is collagen? How does it differ from other proteins? What factors contribute to skin beauty? How is collagen absorbed by the body? 

   **Answer:**

No direct effect. Collagen is broken down into amino acids during digestion and must be resynthesized. Skin health also depends on vitamins (e.g., C, E) and other factors. 

  1. When sick, what type of carbohydrates are easiest for energy acquisition? Why?

  **Background knowledge:** What are the categories of carbohydrates? Which type is most easily absorbed? How does illness affect absorption? 

   **Answer:**

 Simple sugars (e.g., glucose) or disaccharides (e.g., sucrose), as their simple structure requires minimal digestion, making them ideal for quick energy during illness. 

  1. Why are fish with higher fat content more likely to contain vitamin D?

**Background knowledge:** What are the properties of vitamin D? How do these properties relate to its storage in the body? 

    **Answer:**

Vitamin D is fat-soluble and stored in fat tissue. Fatty fish (e.g., salmon) accumulate more vitamin D in their fat reserves compared to lean fish.

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