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The hexacanth larva of Taenia solium occurs in a 3 layered structure referred to as _______

biology food and human health effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

  1. Proglottid

  2. Onchosphere

  3. Gravid proglottid

  4. Cysticercus

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Each segment in the strobila of tapeworm, containing a complete sexually mature reproductive system is proglottid.

So, the correct option is 'Proglottid'.

If a person is suffering from Rickets disease. This is due to lack of vitamin

biology food components and nutrition effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

  1. E

  2. B

  3. A

  4. D

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rickets: This condition is due to a lack of vitamin D, which causes the body to be unable to absorb or deposit calcium.

Hence, Option D is correct.

Hypochromic or macrocytic anaemia is due to

biology food components and nutrition effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

  1. Iron deficiency

  2. Vitamin $B _{12}$ deficiency

  3. Chronic loss of blood

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A

Pernicious anaemia is caused due to the deficiency of

biology food components and nutrition effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

  1. Folic acid

  2. Vitamin $B _{6}$

  3. Vitamin $B _{2}$

  4. Appendix

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pernicious anaemia marked by a decrease in the number of red blood cells which is caused by a reduced ability to absorb vitamin $B _{12}$.

Deficiency of iodine causes

biology food components and nutrition effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

  1. Tetany

  2. Cretinism

  3. Myxoedema

  4. Goitre

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Correct Option: D

Anaemia is mainly due to deficiency of

biology food components and nutrition effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

  1. Ca

  2. Fe

  3. Na

  4. Mg

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Correct Option: B

Goitre disorder is caused by deficiency of

biology food components and nutrition effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

  1. Iron

  2. Protein

  3. Retinol

  4. Iodine

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Correct Option: D

Most harmful anaemia is

biology food components and nutrition effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

  1. Microcytic

  2. Macrocytic

  3. Pernicious

  4. Both A and B

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Correct Option: C

Which one is not a vitamin deficiency disease 

biology food components and nutrition effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

  1. Addisons disease

  2. Keratomalacia

  3. Goitre

  4. Xerophthalmia

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Correct Option: C

.............. has a tremendous effect on the health of an individual, specially in children.

biology food components and nutrition effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

  1. Heart attack

  2. Anaemia

  3. Cancer

  4. Malnutrition

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  1. Malnutrition is a condition that results from eating a diet in which one or more nutrients are either not enough or are too much such that the diet causes health problems.
  2.  If an individual is not provided with enough nutrients, they are called undernutrition or undernourishment while too much is called overnutrition.
  3.  If undernutrition occurs during pregnancy, or before two years of age, it may result in permanent problems with physical and mental development.
  4. Symptoms that include: a short height, thin body, very poor energy levels, and swollen legs and abdomen. Hence, malnutrition has a tremendous effect on the health of an individual, especially in children.

So, the correct answer is 'malnutrition'.