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What's on my plate ? (TOPIC:NUTRITION)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A type of food contains 76 % of carbohydrate. What is probably the food?

a)

Egg

b)

Fish

c)

Rice

d)

Milk

2.

A boy had two pieces of bread with margarine and a glass of milk for his breakfast. His breakfast lacks

a)

carbohydrate

b)

protein

c)

fat

d)

fibre

3.

Which of the food listed below are needed to build new cells?

a)

milk

b)

potato

c)

fish

4.

The diagram above shows a balanced diet. Among the following, which represents the class of food labelled X?

a)

protein

b)

fat

c)

fibre

d)

carbohydrate

5.

Gastric juice in the stomach contains hydrochloric acid to...

(Answers can be more than one)

a)

neutralise the alkali in saliva

b)

kill bacteria in food

c)

break down the protein into small molecules

6.

Among the following, which is true about vitamin?

a)

Needed in a large quantity

b)

Needed to prevent diseases

c)

Has a high energy value

d)

Needed to prevent the loss of water

7.

There is a class of food that consists of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. Among the following, which is the function of the class of food mentioned to human beings?

a)

to supply energy

b)

to dissolve certain vitamins in the body

c)

To replace damaged cells

d)

To protect the body against diseases

8.

The diagram above shows a part of human digestive system. Which of the following parts does the digestion of protein take place?

a)

P

b)

Q

c)

R

d)

S

9.

Which of the following processess occur in LARGE INTESTINE ?

a)

Reabsorption of water

b)

Digestion of protein

c)

Digestion of starch

d)

Production of vitamin A

10.

When a sample of food containing starch is added with iodine solution

a)

a blue-black colour appears

b)

an orange-red precipitate is formed

c)

a dark red precipitate is formed

d)

a purple colour appears

11.

Which of the following processes pushes the food along the alimentary canal?

a)

Digestion

b)

Respiration

c)

Transpiration

d)

Peristalsis

12.

Which of the following classes of food plays the above roles in human body?

a)

protein

b)

carbohydrate

c)

water

d)

mineral salt

13.

Name the enzyme present in saliva.

(a)  

14.

A student wants to test whether he is having diabetes. He heats up some sample of his urine in solution X. What is probably solution X?

a)

Benedict's solution

b)

Millon's reagent

c)

Liquid alcohol

d)

Iodine solution

15.

Lack of dietary fibre can leads to

a)

constipation

b)

prolonged bleeding

c)

osteoporosis

16.

The fat soluble vitamins include...

(Answers can be more than one)

a)

A

b)

D

c)

K

d)

B

e)

E

17.

The end product for carbohydrates is

a)

amylase

b)

lipase

c)

amino acids

d)

glucose

18.

Bile is a brownish-green liquid which contains bile salts and bile pigments

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

What is the name of the finger like projections within the lining of the small intestine that are involved in absorbing digested material into the bloodstream?

a)

villi

b)

glands

c)

duodenum

20.

In order for the digested material, or nutrients, to do the body any good it must be absorbed into the bloodstream and then ultimately travel in the bloodstream to all body tissues. The majority of the absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream occurs in the __________.

a)

stomach

b)

small intestine

c)

large intestine

21.

Which of the following statements about bile is correct?

a)

Bile is an enzyme that will digest fat within the small intestine

b)

Bile is a chemical that will emulsify fat within the small intestine