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 |