Original Project
Matter and Energy in Living Systems
Item ME100002: Children need food as a source of energy and as a source of material for building or repairing body structures such as muscles.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about food for children?
- Children need food as a source of energy and as a source of material for building or repairing body structures such as muscles.
- Children need food as a source of energy but not as a source of material for building or repairing body structures such as muscles.
- Children need food as a source of material for building or repairing body structures such as muscles but not as a source of energy.
- Children need food to keep them alive, but the food is not a source of energy or a source of material for building or repairing body structures such as muscles.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 2319 |
6–8 n = 1274 |
9–12 n = 1036 |
Male n = 1123 |
Female n = 1150 |
English n = 2047 |
Other n = 225 |
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| A. | Children need food as a source of energy and as a source of material for building or repairing body structures such as muscles. | 68% | 66% | 71% | 65% | 72% | 70% | 55% |
| B. | Children need food as a source of energy but not as a source of material for building or repairing body structures such as muscles. | 14% | 16% | 12% | 15% | 13% | 13% | 20% |
| C. | Children need food as a source of material for building or repairing body structures such as muscles but not as a source of energy. | 9% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 8% | 12% |
| D. | Children need food to keep them alive, but the food is not a source of energy or a source of material for building or repairing body structures such as muscles. | 9% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 8% | 8% | 13% |