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Y10 Nutrition and Digestion FMA quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the functions of the digestive system?

a)

Ingestion, digestion, absorption, egestion

b)

Ingestion, digestion, absorption, excretion

c)

Ingestion, digestion, congestion, egestion

d)

Ingestion, digestion, congestion, excretion

2.

What is the name of the disease caused by a deficiency of protein?

(a)  

3.

Mark the position of the pancreas

4.

What is produced by this structure

a)

lipase

b)

pepsin

c)

amylase

d)

bile

5.

Which foods will supply your body with the nutrient that is used as the principal source of energy?

a)

Bread, pasta, potatoes and rice

b)

Meat, fish, beans and lentils

c)

Butter, oil and margarine

d)

Green, leafy vegetables

6.

What is the name for the waves of muscle contraction that move food through the gut?

(a)  

7.
Name this structure
a)

duodenum

b)

large intestine

c)

ilium

d)

colon

8.

Where does protein digestion begin?

a)

mouth

b)

stomach

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

9.

Deficiency of which dietary nutrient causes scurvy?

(a)  

10.

The diagram represents a portion of a human body. The principal function of structure X is to

a)

produce amylase

b)

produce pepsin

c)

absorb water

d)

absorb nutrients

11.
Name this structure
a)

liver

b)

gall bladder

c)

pancreas

d)

duodenum

12.

Which enzyme does the stomach produce?

a)

amylase

b)

lipase

c)

maltase

d)

pepsin

13.
What organ is this?
a)

ileum

b)

small intestine

c)

colon

d)

duodenum

14.

Which of the following are enzymes?

a)

Bile

b)

Amylase

c)

Pepsin

d)

Trypsin

e)

Lipase

15.

What is the primary use of iron by the body?

a)

Making red blood cells

b)

Energy

c)

Growth and repair

d)

Making connective tissue

16.

Which enzyme is matched to the correct substrate and location?

a)

Pepsin - peptides - stomach

b)

Trypsin - peptides - stomach

c)

Pepsin - proteins - stomach

d)

Trypsin - amino acids- duodenum

17.

Mark the position of the oesophagus

18.

What are the names of these organs?

a)

Liver and gallbladder

b)

Liver and pancreas

c)

Gallbladder and pancreas

19.

Which mineral is required to prevent osteoporosis?

(a)  

20.

Indicate where the absorption of digested nutrients takes place

21.

Which dietary nutrient is found in high quantities in oils and butter?

(a)  

22.

Indicate the gland(s) that produce amylase

23.

Which foods contain high quantities of vitamin A?

a)

Carrots and bell peppers

b)

Citrus fruits

c)

Dairy products

d)

Beans and lentils

24.

Where in the alimentary canal is lipase found?

a)

Mouth

b)

Stomach

c)

Duodenum

d)

Ileum

25.

Which of the following are accessory organs?

a)

Oesophagus

b)

Pancreas

c)

Liver

d)

Ileum