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Balanced Diet and Nutritional Disorders
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20 CXC CSEC Integrated Science questions on Balanced Diet and Nutritional Disorders, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

A student in Trinidad analysed the typical breakfast of roti with curried channa (chickpeas) and pumpkin. Which nutrient class is MOST abundant in the channa?

  1. Carbohydrates
  2. Proteins
  3. Lipids
  4. Vitamins
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✓ Answer: BProteins
Award 1 mark for identifying that legumes such as chickpeas are rich sources of plant protein. A is incorrect — while channa contains some carbohydrates, protein is the predominant nutrient. C is incorrect — lipid content in chickpeas is relatively low. D is incorrect — vitamins are present but not the most abundant nutrient class.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which of the following is a function of dietary fibre in the human body?

  1. Provides energy for cellular respiration
  2. Promotes peristalsis in the intestines
  3. Builds and repairs body tissues
  4. Transports oxygen in the blood
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✓ Answer: BPromotes peristalsis in the intestines
Award 1 mark for stating that fibre adds bulk to faeces and stimulates the muscular contractions of the gut wall. A is incorrect — fibre is not digested and does not provide energy. C is incorrect — this is a function of proteins. D is incorrect — this is a function of haemoglobin, which requires iron.
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CXC CSEC Integrated Science: Balanced Diet and Nutritional Disorders FAQ

How many CXC CSEC Integrated Science questions on Balanced Diet and Nutritional Disorders are there on Kramizo?
Kramizo currently has 20 exam-board-aligned practice questions on Balanced Diet and Nutritional Disorders for CXC CSEC Integrated Science, with new questions added every week. Each question gives you instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme that tells you exactly what would earn marks on a real CXC paper. The questions span the full difficulty range — from straightforward recall (level 1) right up to multi-step reasoning and evaluation (level 3) — so the bank works for first-pass revision and final exam-week stress testing alike.
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Are the Balanced Diet and Nutritional Disorders questions aligned to the official CXC CSEC Integrated Science syllabus?
Every question is written against the published CXC CSEC Integrated Science specification, including the exact command words (state, describe, explain, calculate, evaluate, etc.), mark allocations, and difficulty tier you'd see on a real CXC paper. Explanations are written in the style of official examiner mark schemes — they tell you what is being awarded marks and why distractors are wrong, not just whether you got it right. The bank is continually refined to match the latest syllabus updates from CXC.
How is Balanced Diet and Nutritional Disorders typically tested on CXC CSEC Integrated Science papers?
Balanced Diet and Nutritional Disorders appears across multiple question types on real CXC CSEC Integrated Science papers — most commonly as multiple-choice questions in the objective section, structured short-answer questions in the main paper, and occasionally as part of an extended response. Kramizo's practice bank reflects that mix: 4-option MCQs, true/false statements, fill-in-the-blank key terms, multi-select questions, and ordering questions. Working through the bank gives you exposure to every question style examiners actually use.

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