Ch.2 Nutrition in Animals -

1. Which of these is not a part of nutrition?

• digestion

• absorption

• egestion

• excretion

1. The greatest amount of digestion of food in humans takes place in the

• mouth

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

During digestion,fats are changed into

• amino acids

• fatty acids and glycerol

• glucose

• sugar

The inner walls of the stomach secrete _________.

• Mucus & hydrochloric acid

• Bile

• Lime

• Salt

In which stage does the use of simple substances to build complex substances is required by the body is happening?

• Absorption
• Assimilation

Mark ‘True’ if the statement is true and ‘False’ if it is false:

Digestion of starch starts in the stomach.

• True

• False

If iodine turns a substance to blue-black colour, the substance is

• cellulose

• starch

• fats

• proteins

The chemicals that help to digest the food are called

• digestive juice

• vitamins

• enzymes

• hormones

In amoeba,ingestion of food takes place with the help of false feet called................

• Vacuole

• Lysosome

• Arms

• Pseudopodia

How many chambers does the stomach of a ruminant have?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 2