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Nutrition in Humans L.C Biology

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is salivary amylase found?

a)

Saliva

b)

Stomach

c)

Intestine

d)

Rectum

2.

What are biological catalysts?

a)

Enzymes

b)

HCl

c)

Pepsin

d)

Trypsin

3.

What is the site for complete digestion?

a)

Small intestine

b)

Large intestine

c)

Stomach

d)

Mouth

4.

What does the pancreas do?

a)

Release digestive enzymes

b)

Release HCl

c)

Release salivary amylase

d)

All the above

5.

Where is bile juice stored?

a)

Gall bladder

b)

Liver

c)

Pancreas

d)

Small intestine

6.

What does bile contain?

a)

Bile salts

b)

Bile pigments

c)

Both

d)

None

7.

What medium does pancreatic enzymes need?

a)

Alkaline

b)

Acidic

c)

Neutral

d)

All

8.

What makes the medium alkaline for pancreatic enzymes?

a)

Bile juice

b)

HCl

c)

Trypsin

d)

Pepsin

9.

What kind of medium does stomach have?

a)

Acidic

b)

Alkaline

c)

Neutral

d)

All

10.

Which of the enzymes is found in the pancreas?

a)

Trypsin

b)

Pepsin

c)

Salivary amylase

d)

All

11.

What are the finger like projections in small intestine called?

a)

Villi

b)

Billi

c)

Hilli

d)

Pilli

12.

The long tube starting from mouth to the anus is called

a)

Alimentary canal

b)

Salivary gland

c)

Gut

d)

All

13.

Which is step of the digestion process?

a)

Ingestion

b)

Digestion

c)

Assimilation

d)

Absorption, Egestion

e)

All

14.

Taking solid food in mouth is called

a)

Ingestion

b)

Digestion

c)

Absorption

d)

Assimilation

e)

Egestion

15.

Breaking large food particles into small pieces with help of digestive enzymes is called

a)

Ingestion

b)

Digestion

c)

Absorption

d)

Assimilation

e)

Egestion

16.

Taking small food particles in blood from the alimentary canal is called

a)

Íngestion

b)

Digestion

c)

Absorption

d)

Assimilation

e)

Egestion

17.

Removing undigested food from body is called

a)

Ingestion

b)

Digestion

c)

Absorption

d)

Assimilation

e)

Egestion

18.

What is the function of Saliva?

a)

Salivary amylase digests starch into sugars

b)

Makes the medium alkaline

c)

Makes food soft

d)

Kills bacteria in food

e)

All

19.

Saliva works best in __________________ conditions.

a)

Acidic

b)

Alkaline

c)

Neutral

d)

None

20.

What is the function of teeth?

a)

Masticates food

b)

Chews food

c)

Breaks food into small pieces

d)

All

21.

Which organ in digestive system transports food from mouth to stomach?

a)

Food pipe

b)

Oesophagus

c)

Both

d)

None

22.

Rhythmic contraction and expansion of food pipe to transfer food to stomach is called

a)

Peristalsis

b)

Ingestion

c)

Digestion

d)

Egestion

23.

What is released by stomach?

a)

HCl

b)

Pepsin

c)

Renin

d)

Mucus

e)

All of the above

24.

What is the function of HCL

a)

Kills microbes

b)

Makes medium acidic

c)

Converts pepsinogen into pepsin

d)

Converts prorenin into renin

e)

All

25.

What is the function of pepsin?

a)

Digests protein into amino acids

b)

Digests starch into sugar

c)

Digests fats into fatty acid

d)

All

26.

What is the function of renin?

a)

Digests milk protein

b)

Digests starch into sugars

c)

Digests fats into fatty acids

d)

Digests proteins into amino acids

27.

What is function of mucus in stomach?

a)

Protect the stomach wall from HCl

b)

Digests starch into sugars

c)

Digests proteins into amino acids

d)

Digests fats into fatty acids

28.

What is function of small intestine?

a)

Release digestive enzymes

b)

Absorbs food

c)

Both

d)

None

29.

What is the function of duodenum?

a)

Release digestive enzymes

b)

Absorbs food

c)

Absorbs water

d)

All

30.

What is the function of ileum?

a)

Release digestive enzymes

b)

Absorbs food

c)

Both

d)

None

31.

What is the function of bile?

a)

Emulsification of fats

b)

Digests starch to sugars

c)

Digests proteins to amino acids

d)

Digests fats to fatty acids

32.

What is the function of intestinal amylase?

a)

Digests starch into sugars

b)

Digests proteins into amino acid

c)

Digests fats into fatty acids

33.

What is the function of intestinal lipase?

a)

Digests starch into sugars

b)

Digests proteins into amino acid

c)

Digests fats into fatty acids

d)

All the above

34.

What is the function of trypsin and chymotrypsin?

a)

Digests starch into sugars

b)

Digests fats into fatty acids

c)

Digests proteins into amino acids

d)

All

35.

What is the function of large intestine?

a)

Absorbs water from undigested food

b)

Forms vitamin b12

c)

Forms faeces

d)

All the above

36.

Where is undigested food stored?

a)

Anus

b)

Rectum

c)

Colon

d)

All the above

37.

From which part undigested food is removed from body?

a)

Colon

b)

Rectum

c)

Anus

d)

All the above

38.

What is the main reason for eating a wide variety of foods?

a)

to learn the food label

b)

to provide all the nutrients you need

c)

to keep from getting bored with your diet

d)

to help improve physical fitness

39.

What is the site for complete digestion?

a)

Small intestine

b)

Large intestine

c)

Stomach

d)

Mouth

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