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From where do plants get the minerals people eat?Read the answer and worked solution →What is a staple food?Read the answer and worked solution →Which staple crop feeds almost half of humanity?Read the answer and worked solution →Roots and tubers are rich in carbohydrates but low in what?Read the answer and worked solution →Pick the cereal staple from this list.Read the answer and worked solution →Taro, yam and sweet potato are what kind of staple?Read the answer and worked solution →Why did early farmers value staple crops for hard seasons?Read the answer and worked solution →A diet of mainly refined white rice is linked to which disease?Read the answer and worked solution →Cereals other than rice are often milled into what?Read the answer and worked solution →Gram flour is made from which pulse?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is a diet of only one staple food a problem?Read the answer and worked solution →Malnutrition describes a body getting what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is a sign of undernutrition in a child?Read the answer and worked solution →A BMI of 30 or more is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Anaemia is most commonly caused by lack of which mineral?Read the answer and worked solution →Which deficiency is among the most common worldwide?Read the answer and worked solution →Kwashiorkor is mainly caused by too little of what?Read the answer and worked solution →A long diet lacking protein and energy causes which wasting disorder?Read the answer and worked solution →WHO advises at least how many grams of fruit and vegetables a day?Read the answer and worked solution →WHO advises less than how much salt a day?Read the answer and worked solution →WHO says what kind of salt should people use?Read the answer and worked solution →Per WHO, fat intake should stay under what part of energy?Read the answer and worked solution →Which food does WHO not count toward the 400 gram fruit and vegetable goal?Read the answer and worked solution →A healthy diet has little or none of which foods?Read the answer and worked solution →A diet with various foods across food groups is described as what?Read the answer and worked solution →WHO links keeping weight healthy to eating about as many calories as what?Read the answer and worked solution →At most how much of daily calories may simple sugars give?Read the answer and worked solution →

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From where do plants get the minerals people eat?

  1. The air
  2. Sunlight
  3. The soil
  4. Rainbows
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Correct answer: C. The soil

1. Dietary minerals cannot be made by the body. 2. Plants obtain minerals from the soil. 3. People then get them from plants or from animals that ate plants. _Source: Wikipedia, Nutrient, Micronutrients_

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What is a staple food?

  1. A rare sweet for festivals
  2. A food eaten daily in bulk
  3. A food only for small babies
  4. A spice used in tiny amounts
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Correct answer: B. A food eaten daily in bulk

1. A staple is eaten often and in large quantities. 2. It forms a dominant part of a standard diet and supplies much of the energy. 3. Rare sweets, baby food and spices do not fit this. _Source: Wikipedia, Staple food, lead section_

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Which staple crop feeds almost half of humanity?

  1. Rice
  2. Barley
  3. Rye
  4. Oats
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Correct answer: A. Rice

1. Rice, maize and wheat make up two-thirds of human food consumption. 2. Rice alone feeds almost half of humanity. 3. Barley, rye and oats are regional staples. _Source: Wikipedia, Staple food, Demographics_

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