Year 8 Food and Digestion

Which of the following provides energy

• Fibre

• Minerals

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

Which of the following is a good source of lipids?

• Vegetable oil

• Bran flakes

• Pasta

• Butter

Vitamin A is needed for good...

• teeth

• bones

• eyesight

• strength

We get vitamin D from...

• Water

• Bread

• The Sun

• Orange juice

What chemical is used to test for starch?

• Benedicts solution

• Biuret solution

• Iodine

• Emulsion test

True or false: Benedicts solution must be heated

• True

• False

What colour does copper sulphate and sodium hydroxide turn if protein is present?

• Yellow

• Blue-Black

• Red

• Purple

What acid is present in the stomach?

• Sulphuric

• Nitric

• Hydrochloric

• Citric

Digestion is the breaking down of large molecules into (a)   soluble ones

The walls of the small intestine are covered in what to increase their surface area?

• Cilia

• Villi

• Fingers