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Digestion quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

Define the term ingestion

a)

The movement of nutrients from the digestive system into the blood

b)

The removal of undigested food from the body

c)

The breaking down of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules

d)

The taking in of nutrients.

2.

Define the term digestion

a)

The movement of nutrients from the digestive system into the blood

b)

The removal of undigested food from the body

c)

The breaking down of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules

d)

The taking in of nutrients.

3.

Define the term egestion

a)

The movement of nutrients from the digestive system into the blood

b)

The removal of undigested food from the body

c)

The breaking down of large insoluble molecules into small soluble molecules

d)

The taking in of nutrients.

4.

What gland produces amylase?

a)

Liver

b)

Gall bladder

c)

Salivary gland

d)

stomach

5.

Which term describes the movement of food down the oesophagus by a wave of muscular contraction

a)

Diffusion

b)

Peristalsis

c)

Chyme

d)

Bolus

6.

What word is used to describe food which has been mixed with saliva.

a)

Chyme

b)

Bolus

c)

Churning

d)

Mucus

7.

What is the acid produced in the stomach?

a)

Sulphuric acid

b)

Nitric acid

c)

Hydrochloric acid

d)

Acetic acid

8.

What part of the small intestine does the digestion of nutrients finish?

a)

Ilium

b)

Duodenum

c)

Gall Bladder

d)

Liver

9.

What part of the small intestine are nutrients absorbed into the blood?

a)

Ilium

b)

Duodenum

c)

Gall Bladder

d)

Liver

10.

What is absorbed into the blood from the large intestine?

a)

Digested nutrients

b)

Fibre

c)

Water

d)

Chyme

11.

What does the liver produce for the digestive system?

a)

Enzymes

b)

Bile

c)

Bolus

d)

Chyme

12.

Where is bile stored?

a)

Gall bladder

b)

Liver

c)

Pancreas

d)

Small intestine

13.

What is the role of bile in digestion?

a)

Emulsifies fat

b)

Kills bacteria

c)

Neutralises stomach acid

d)

Turns food into a bolus

14.

Name the enzymes that break proteins into amino acids.

(a)  

15.

Name the enzymes that break lipids into fatty acids and glycerol

(a)  

16.

Which of these are functions of the villi? (check all that apply)

a)

Push food along the small intestine

b)

Increase surface area for absorption

c)

Absorb fatty acids into the lacteal

d)

Absorb starch into the blood stream

e)

Absorb amino acids into the blood stream