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Digestion

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of digestion?

a)

Breakdown of food

b)

Absorption of food

c)

Using food for energy

2.

What kinds of digestion take place in the mouth?

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Biological

3.

How many types of teeth are there?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

4

d)

2

4.

Which type of teeth are used for tearing food?

a)

Canine

b)

Molar

c)

Incisor

d)

Premolar

5.

What are enzymes?

a)

Chemicals that speed up chemical reactions

b)

A type of body cell

c)

An type of tissue

d)

Chemicals needed to make DNA

6.

Where are the salivary glands located

a)

Mouth

b)

Stomach

c)

Liver

d)

Pancreas

7.

What enzyme does saliva contain?

a)

Lipase

b)

Maltase

c)

Amylase

d)

Pepsin

8.

What is the name of the muscular action that moves food down the oesophagus?

a)

Respiration

b)

Peristalsis

c)

Digestion

9.

Which of these contain fibre?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which of these acids is found in the stomach?

a)

Hydrochloric Acid

b)

Sulphuric Acid

c)

Nitric Acid

d)

Ascorbic Acid

11.

Where does most of the digestion of food take place?

a)

Liver

b)

Stomach

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Pancreas

12.

Which of these is the Liver?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

What does the Liver produce?

a)

Saliva

b)

Bile

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Enzymes

14.

What is the largest organ inside the body?

a)

Liver

b)

Pancreas

c)

Skin

d)

Stomach

15.

What is the definition of egestion?

a)

Loss of unabsorbed food

b)

Loss of water

c)

Loss of salts

d)

Loss of protein

16.

What is the function of the large intestine?

a)

Reabsorb water

b)

Digestion of fats

c)

Make proteins

17.

What condition occurs if the large intestine takes back too much water?

a)

Constipation

b)

Diarrhoea

18.

What condition occurs if the large intestine takes back too little water?

a)

Constipation

b)

Diarrhoea