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Title: Misconceptions on the Biological Concept of Food: Results of a Survey of High School Students.
Language: English
Authors: Lee, Y. J., Diong, C. H.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 1999
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Biology, Ecology, Food, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools, Misconceptions, Nutrition, Science and Society, Science Education, Scientific Concepts
Geographic Terms: Singapore
Abstract: This paper explains the results of a survey of students' ideas about food as a scientific concept. The survey found that high school students in Singapore (n=66) displayed an anthropocentric view of food that was not generally applied across living organisms in heterotrophs (animals) or autotrophs (plants) as a whole. It is also noted that students understood the components of a balanced diet but confused the concepts of nutrients and water, believing the latter to be a food. Students felt that the biological functions of food are for sustenance, satiation, growth, and general well-being. They seemed to hold a simplistic view that anything that is edible is considered a food. (Contains 18 references.) (WRM)
Entry Date: 2000
Accession Number: ED438176
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