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Nutrition

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

Where does the process of digestion begin?

a)

mouth

b)

esophagus

c)

small intestine

d)

stomach

2.

What enzyme is found in saliva that starts digesting carbohydrates?

a)

salivary amylase

b)

protease

c)

bile

3.

Where does the absorption of nutrients from food take place?

a)

stomach

b)

small intestine

c)

large intesine

4.

What chemically breaks down food into smaller molecules?

a)

enzymes

b)

teeth

5.

What are the rhythmic muscular contractions of your esophagus called to help food move along?

a)

swallowing

b)

peristalsis

6.

what does pancreas do ?

a)

produce pancreatic juice to digest carbohydrates, proteins and fats

b)

produce saliva

7.

The tube where water is reabsorbed and remaining waste become faeces

a)

small intestine

b)

large intestine

c)

mouth

8.

Name the structure

a)

gall bladder

b)

liver

9.

Name the structure

a)

gall bladder

b)

stomach

c)

liver

10.

Name the structure

a)

trachea

b)

esophagus

c)

gall bladder

11.

Name the process

a)

photosynthesis

b)

peristalsis

c)

paralysis

12.

Which organ makes bile

a)

gall bladder

b)

liver

13.

why do we eat ?

a)

to keep our stomachs full

b)

to put oxygen to our body

c)

to get nutrients and energy

14.

The process by which the body breaks down food so that it can be used for energy.

a)

digestion

b)

deposition

15.

Which enzyme below is involved in the following chemical digestion process?

FATS----> FATTY ACIDS+ GLYCEROL

a)

amylase

b)

lipase

16.

Where in the body would HCl be found?

a)

mouth

b)

stomach

17.

Which of the following is considered "acidic" on the pH scale?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

8

18.

__________________ converts fats to emulsified fats

a)

bile juice

b)

gastric juice

19.

What is the function of an enzyme?

a)

enzymes speed up chemical reactions

b)

enzymes combine to form enzymes

20.

maltase breaks down maltose into

a)

amino acid

b)

glucose

21.

what is the end product of carbohydrate ?

a)

glucose

b)

amino acid

22.

what is the end product of protein

a)

glucose

b)

amino acid

23.

what is the end product of fats ?

a)

fatty acid & glycerol

b)

glucose