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Nutrition in Humans

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is digesiton?

a)

absorption of nutrients into the blood

b)

the use of nutrients to make energy

c)

the breakdown of nutrients into smaller substances

d)

the intake of food through the mouth

2.

Which organs involve absorption?

a)

A, B & C

b)

D, E & F

c)

C & D

d)

E & F

3.

Which organs digest proteins?

a)

A, B & C

b)

C and D

c)

D and E

d)

A and F

4.

Which organs do not produce enzymes?

a)

A, B and C

b)

B and D

c)

B, C and F

d)

A, C and F

5.

The enzyme that digests proteins is called (a)   .

6.

(a)   is the enzyme that digests fats.

7.

Starch is digested by the enzyme (a)   .

8.

Bile is responsible for the (a)   of fats into smaller droplets.

9.

Which organ is bile produced?

a)

liver

b)

pancreas

c)

stomach

d)

small intestine

10.

Which structure is bile stored in?

a)

bile duct

b)

gall bladder

c)

liver

d)

kidneys

11.

Which of the following is true about bile?

1. It does not contain any enzymes.

2. It increase the surface area to volume ratio for enzymes to digest.

3. It is a bluish liquid.

a)

1 and 2

b)

2 and 3

c)

1 and 3

d)

1, 2 and 3

12.

Which of the following is true about the large intestine?

1. It absorbs only water

2. It does not produce any enzymes

3. It is the site where faeces are formed.

a)

1 and 2

b)

1 and 3

c)

2 and 3

d)

1, 2 and 3

13.

The process where absorbed nutrients are used for various functions (e.g. make energy, formation of new tissues)

(a)  

14.

The process of released undigested food matter is called (a)   .

15.

What is peristalsis?

a)

Process where food is mixed and broken down in the stomach

b)

The process where muscles in the oesophagus contract and relax to push food down,

16.

What is the main function of the stomach?

a)

temporarily store food

b)

digest proteins into polypeptides

c)

produce hydrochloric acid

d)

all of the above

17.

Which organ does not produce enzymes?

a)

liver

b)

pancreas

c)

mouth

d)

small intestine

18.

The liver is responsible for the breakdown of excess amino acids to form (a)   .

19.

Chewing and churning of food in the stomach are examples of (a)   digestion.

20.

Which of the following is a type of chemical digesiton?

a)

Chewing of food by teeth

b)

churning of food by stomach

c)

action of bile on fats

d)

enzymes digesting food

21.

What are the functions of the pancrease

1. produce bile

2. produce enzymes of the small intestine

3. produce insulin

a)

1 and 2

b)

2 and 3

c)

1 and 3

d)

1, 2 and 3

22.

What happens to undigested food?

a)

they are stored in the rectum as urea

b)

they are stored in the rectum as faeces

c)

they are stored in the rectum to be recycled

d)

we release it as urine

23.

What is this organ?

(a)  

24.

What is this organ?

(a)  

25.

This structure is found in the small intestine.

What is the function?

a)

reduce surface area to volume ratio for faster absorption

b)

reduce surface area to volume ratio for slower absorption

c)

increase surface area to volume ratio for faster absorption

d)

increase surface area to volume ratio for slower absorption

26.

Which of the following is an adaptation of the small intestine?

1. inner layer is highly folded to increase absorption

2. short and wide to increase absopriton time

3. surrounded by many blood vessels

a)

1 and 2

b)

1 and 3

c)

2 and 3

d)

1, 2 and 3

27.

What is the purpose of acid in the stomach?

1. to give enzymes the optimum pH

2. to kill bacteria

3. acids help to remove harmful chemicals

a)

1 and 2

b)

2 and 3

c)

1 and 3

d)

1, 2 and 3