1. Examples of foods rich in carbohydrates are: A sweets and oils B breads and pasta C meat and eggs |
2. Digestion can be by physical or chemical means. An example of physical digestion is: A chewing food with teeth B muscular churning action of the stomach C both of the above |
3. Proteins are broken down in the body to: A fatty acids and glycerol B amino acids C carbohydrates |
4. Lipids are made of: A disaccharides B bile salts C fatty acids and glycerol |
5. The food nutrient which can provide the most energy is: A fats and oils B proteins C carbohydrates |
6. Ingestion means: A breathing in B taking in food via the mouth C excretion of waste products |
7. The scientific name for simple sugars such as glucose is: A amino acids B monosaccharides C glycerols |
8. The emulsion of lipids using bile is an example of: A chemical breakdown B physical breakdown C acid-base reaction |
9. The muscular contractions along the digestive tract are called: Aperistalsis Bepiglottis Cvilli |
10. Diarrhoea is a sign that there is a malfunctioning: Alarge intestine Bstomach Csmall intestine |
11. The epiglottis is: Athe flap that covers the top of the stomach Bthe sphincter that holds food in the stomach Cthe flap that covers the top of the trachea |
12. Producing vitamins in the large intestine are: Aproteases Bprotozoans Cbacteria |
13. The enzymes that break down proteins are: Aamylases Blipases Cproteases |
14. The digestive organs from mouth to rectum are: Amouth, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum Bmouth, duodenum, stomach, large bowel, rectum Cmouth, oesophagus, stomach, gall bladder, duodenum, large intestine, rectum |
15. Digested nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream at the: Asmall intestine Blarge intestine Cstomach |