Digestion in Human IGCSE Quiz

Identify the location where the digestion of starch first occurs

• Duodenum

• Mouth

• Stomach

• Colon

Identify the enzyme that has the lowest optimum pH

• Salivary amylase

• Lipase

• Pepsin

• Maltase

Identify the structures in the image that give the alimentary canal a very large surface area for the absorption of digested food

Identify the products of protein digestion

• Fatty acids

• Glucose

• Amino acids

• Maltose

Which enzyme produced by the pancreas digests fats in the duodenum?

Which liquid produced by the liver helps to emulsifies fats in the small intestine?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Identify the molecule produced when starch is digested by amylase

• Maltose

• Glucose

• Fatty acids

• Glycerol

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Identify the organ that produces enzymes in the image

• Oesophagus

• Colon

• Liver

• Pancreas

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Where in the alimentary canal does protein digestion first occur?

• Oesophagus

• Duodenum

• Colon

• Stomach

Where in the digestive system is maltase found

• In saliva

• Oesophagus

• Membrane of cells lining small intestine

• Colon