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Nutrition: humans

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ingestion

a)

Taking in food

b)

Breaking down and absorbing food

2.

Egestion

a)

Taking in food

b)

Breaking down and absorbing food

c)

Expelling food

3.

Egestion vs excretion

a)

Egestion: waste from digestive system.

Excretion: cellular waste.

b)

Egestion: cellular waste.

Excretion: waste from digestive system.

4.

The mouth

a)

Mostly mechanical digestion

b)

Mostly chemical digestion

5.

Which gland is found in the mouth?

a)

Pancreas

b)

Salivary gland

6.

Which enzyme is released in the mouth?

a)

Amylase

b)

Pepsin

7.

Gland

a)

An organ that makes and releases substances

b)

An organ that performs both mechanical and chemical digestion

8.

Alimentary canal

a)

The organs that produce digestive enzymes.

b)

The part of the body that food passes through.

9.

Esophagus

a)

The tube that passes food and liquid from mouth to stomach.

b)

The tube that carries air from mouth to lungs.

10.

Digestive enzymes

a)

Intracellular enzymes

b)

Extracellular enzymes

11.

Where does pepsin and HCl come from?

a)

Stomach lining

b)

Pancreas

12.

What is starch broken down into?

a)

Sugars

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Fibre

13.

The stomach also performs mechanical digestion.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What are lipids broken down into?

a)

Glycerol and fatty acids

b)

Amino acids

15.

What are proteins broken down into?

a)

Glycerol and fatty acids

b)

Amino acids

c)

Sugars

16.

What is amylase and maltase?

a)

Amylase = starch to maltose

Maltase = maltose to glucose

b)

Amylase = lipids to fatty acids

Maltase = fibre to starch

17.

Enzyme

a)

A type of membrane in the stomach that allows easy absorption of minerals.

b)

A biological catalyst to make reactions happen faster.

18.

Gut

a)

mouth, esophagus, stomach, and intestines

b)

stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.

19.

Which enzyme is released in the stomach because it can operate in highly acidic conditions?

a)

Amylase (a type of carbohydrase)

b)

Pepsin (a type of protease)

20.

Bile is ...

a)

acidic

b)

alkaline

21.

The pancreas releases which types of enzymes into the duodenum?

a)

Carbohydrase

Protease

b)

Carbohydrase

Lipase

c)

(all of them)

Carbohydrase

Protease

Lipase

22.

Where does most of the absorption of nutrients occur?

a)

In the small intestine (ileum)

b)

In the stomach

c)

In the large intestine

23.

Bile ...

a)

Raises pH

b)

Lowers pH

24.

Bile also ...

a)

Helps separate fat droplets.

b)

Helps denature proteins.

25.

The first part of the small intestine is called the ________________.

a)

duodenum

b)

ileum