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9-1 The digestive system and enzymes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the organ in the image

a)

Stomach

b)

Pancreas

c)

Liver

d)

Small intestine

2.

Identify the enzyme that digests starch

a)

Lipase

b)

Protease

c)

Amylase

d)

Bile

3.

Where in the digestive system does the digestion of starch begin?

a)

Small intestine

b)

Stomach

c)

Large intestine

d)

Mouth

4.

State the name of the enzyme that digests fats

(a)  

5.

Proteins are digested in to which smaller molecules?

a)

Glucose

b)

Fatty acids

c)

Amino acids

d)

Glycerol

6.

Identify the organ that stores bile

a)

Liver

b)

Gall bladder

c)

Pancreas

d)

Stomach

7.

What term describes the activity of bile in breaking down large droplets of fat into form small droplets which increases the surface area?

(a)  

8.

Identify the organ with a very large surface area where most of the absorption of the products of digestion occurs

a)

Stomach

b)

Small intestine

c)

Large intestine

d)

Oesophagus

9.

Identify the organ in the image that produces several different enzymes

a)

Pancreas

b)

Large intestine

c)

Liver

d)

Gall bladder

10.

State the missing word: the ‘ (a)   and key theory’ is a

simplified model to explain enzyme action.

11.

Protein digestion begins in which organ?

a)

Large intestine

b)

Stomach

c)

Small intestine

d)

Pancreas

12.

Monosaccharrides are absorbed through which process using a channel protein?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Simple diffusion

13.

Fill in the blank: Once absorbed, lipids will often pass first into a (a)   rather than being transported via the blood

14.

Which enzyme digests small peptide chains into amino acids?

a)

Amylase

b)

Endopeptidase

c)

Lipase

d)

Maltase

15.

Identify the pH of the stomach

a)

pH 2

b)

pH 4

c)

pH 7

d)

pH 13