Human - The World Within FUEL Quiz

Over millennia humans have turned eating into what?

• Culture

• Sport

• Art

• Science

What one thing is food really?

• Fuel

• Decoration

• Waste

• Toy

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What is considered the ultimate test of human endurance?

• The marathon (26.2-mile run).

• Climbing Mount Everest.

• Swimming the English Channel.

• Completing an Ironman triathlon.

How far is an ultramarathon?

• Over 100 miles – 4 standard marathons in a row.

• 50 kilometers – a little over a standard marathon.

• 26.2 miles – the length of a standard marathon.

• 10 kilometers – a common race distance.

What form does energy for our cells come in?

• Glucose – a sugar.

• Protein

• Fat

• Vitamins

What extracts this energy from the food we consume?

• Our digestive system – the gut.

• Our respiratory system – the lungs.

• Our circulatory system – the heart.

• Our nervous system – the brain.

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What did humans discover that can jump-start the breakdown of food for our digestive system?

• Cooking – fire – heat.

• Refrigeration – cold – ice.

• Fermentation – bacteria – yeast.

• Preservation – salt – drying.

Digestion begins before you even take a bite.

• True

• False

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What is the stomach basically?

• A vat of acid.

• A muscle that pumps blood.

• A part of the brain.

• A bone in the arm.

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What hormone carries glucose through the blood?

• Insulin.

• Glucagon.

• Adrenaline.

• Cortisol.

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