Wordsearch puzzle for 'Food' and 'Food Tests'

							Wordsearch puzzle for "Food" and "Food Tests"

(a)   Find words hidden in the letter grid related to this topic.
      Hint: All letters will be used. A letter may be used more than once. With the
      exception of a few short words which may go diagonally, most words will go
      straight in horizontal and vertical directions.

                 a      b      c         d    e     f      g     h       i
          1      A      V      I         R    O     N      P     E       A
          2      Y      E      M         I    N     E      R     A       L
          3      O      G      T         C    T     A      O     V       B
          4      S      E      I         E    K     B      T     I       U
          5      T      T      U         E    E     L      E     T       S
          6      A      A      R         E    E     B      I     A       T
          7      R      B      F         I    S     H      N     M       I
          8      C      L      I         N    I     S      T     I       X
          9      H      E      N         I    O     D      I     N       E

(b)   Put words recovered into three groups
      i. Components of nutrients,
      ii. Different food items,
      iii. Two important minerals and
      iv. Three agents for food tests.


(c)   Construct a two-dimensional table. Use nutrients in (b)i as column headings
      and food items in (b)ii as row headings. Complete the table by putting a "" in
      the box if the component is present in the food and a "" if the component is
      absent or insignificant.
Key
(a)
                  a      b       c         d    e         f     g      h       i
           1      A      V       I         R    O         N     P      E       A
           2      Y      E       M         I    N         E     R      A       L
           3      O      G       T         C    T         A     O      V       B
           4      S      E       I         E    K         B     T      I       U
           5      T      T       U         E    E         L     E      T       S
           6      A      A       R         E    E         B     I      A       T
           7      R      B       F         I    S         H     N      M       I
           8      C      L       I         N    I         S     T      I       X
           9      H      E       N         I    O         D     I      N       E

(b)   i.   Components of nutrients:
           starch(a4), protein(g1), fat(c7), vitamin(h3) and mineral (c2)
      ii. Different food items:
           beef(f4), beer(f6), beet*(f6), eel(d5), fish(c7), fin*(c7), fruit(c7), hen(a9),
           ice+(d2), milk(h7), oat(g3), pea(g1), rice(d1), soya*(a4) and vegetable(b1)
      iii. Two important minerals:
           iron(c1) and iodine(d9)
                                                        Teachers' Notes:
      iv. Three agents for food tests
                                                        *     beet refers to beet root
           albustix(i1) - for protein,
                                                              fin refers to shark fin
           clinistix(a8) - for sugar,
                                                              soya refers to soya bean
           iodine(d9) - for starch
                                                        + ice stands for frozen water

(c)   Table
                    Components       starch    proteins       fats    vitamins minerals
           Food items
           beef                                                                  
           beer                                                                  
           beet                                                                  
           eel                                                                   
           fish                                                                  
           fin(shark fin)              ?                                          
           fruit                                                                 
           hen                                                                   
           ice                                                                   
           milk                                                                  
           oat                                              ?                     
           pea                                                                   
           rice                                                                  
           soya                                                                  
           vegetable                                                             