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LESSON 4-6

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHAT IS A BREAKDOWN?

a)

large food molecule is built up to an even larger food molecule

b)

small food molecule is built up to an even larger food molecule

c)

large food molecule is broken down into a smaller molecule

d)

molecules rearrange and form a new substance

2.

___________ ____________ provides the body with energy

a)

French Fries

b)

Nutrients

c)

Exercise and sleep

d)

Food Subunits

3.

Breaking down large food molecules like starch into glucose does or does not provide the body with energy?

a)

Does

b)

Does Not

4.

What is the purpose of digestion?

a)

To lose weight

b)

To give us energy

c)

To give us energy and make new cells

d)

To breakdown food molecules

5.

What is benedict's solution?

a)

A test for Starch

b)

A test for glucose?

6.

A negative test for starch is what color?

a)

Dark Purple

b)

Yellow Brown

c)

Orange

d)

Blue

7.

A positive test for benedict's solution is what color?

a)

Dark Purple

b)

Yellow Brown

c)

Orange

d)

Blue

8.

What is the same about carbohydrates, proteins, and fats?

a)

They all have carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen.

b)

They are all made of the same number of atoms

c)

They all form long chains from subunits

d)

they all have carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

9.

When do humans store fat molecules in their bodies?

a)

everytime they eat anything that contains calories

b)

whey eat more calories than they need

c)

when they eat junk food

d)

when they eat food with fat

10.

How do children use food molecules to grow taller?

a)

when they store food molecules as fat

b)

whey they use energy from food molecules, but all of the molecules leave as body waste

c)

they use food molecules they eat to make up new cells without changing the food molecules

d)

they use food molecules they eat to build large molecules to make up new cells

11.

How are rats and humans alike in regards to protein intake?

a)

Rats and humans mainly excrete protein and very little is left in the body

b)

Rats and humans use protein to replenish cells in the body while some is excreted.

c)

Rat and humans love food

d)

Rats and humans have nothing in common

12.

What is an metabolism?

a)

chemical reactions in living things that involve food breaking down and building up new structures.

b)

chemical reactions in living things that doesn't involve food breaking down and building up new structures.

c)

chemical reactions that are at a fast rate

d)

chemical reactions in living things that involve building up new structures.

13.

What is an isotope

a)

an isolated atom

b)

a rare atom that are heavier than normal ones

c)

nitrogen atoms that are heavy

d)

when a student is put in a group by themself.

14.

What is Leucine?

a)

an easily pronounced food molecule

b)

a very tasty type of swedish food

c)

one of 20 amino acids that has dietary importance

d)

a type of isotope

15.

What is true about why plants usually grow in soil?

a)

Plants use their roots to take in food from the soil

b)

Plant use their roots toe take in carbon dioxide from the soil

c)

plants use their roots to take in oxygen from the soil

d)

plants use their roots to take in nutrients and water from the soil

16.

Why is wheatgrass a hydroponic plant?

a)

Because it grows a lot

b)

Because it needs soil

c)

because it grew in sand and paper towel

d)

Because it grew in the dark

17.

What is true about photosynthesis?

a)

plants use carbon dioxide and water in a chemical reaction to make glucose and oxygen

b)

plants convert thermal energy into chemical energy and store the energy in food molecules

c)

It is a chemical reaction used by plants and animals to make food molecules

d)

plants use photosynthesis to make thermal energy