8A End of Unit Test Standard (S)

Name Class Date

1 Fats and minerals are types of nutrient in food. Name two other types of nutrient in food.

(Total for Question 1 = 2 marks)

2 Describe what teeth do to food when we chew.

(Total for Question 2 = 1 mark)

3 Three people are talking about diets.

Asha says: I've never had a diet.
Daniel says: I'm now on a diet because I need to lose weight.
Sylvia says: I've always had a diet.

Give a reason why Sylvia’s answer is the best.

(Total for Question 3 = 1 mark)

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4 The drawing is from an advanced level textbook. The diagram shows the organs that help with
digestion in the body.

(a) Name the organs the food passes through in order, starting with the mouth.

(3)

(b) Give a reason why the body needs to digest food.

(1)

(c) Describe how food is pushed through the oesophagus.

(2)

(d) Describe one adaptation of the small intestine to its role of absorbing digested food.

(1)

(e) Name the process by which digested food molecules are absorbed into the body.

(1)

(Total for Question 4 = 8 marks)

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5 What is the life process used to release energy from food? Tick one box.

A respiration

B digestion

C reproduction

D circulation

(Total for Question 5 = 1 mark)

6 This pie chart can be used to help people eat in a healthy way.

(a) What percentage of a diet does the pie chart show should be protein? Tick one box.

A 7%

B 12%

C 15%

D 33%

(1)

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(b) Name one food you would find in the ‘dairy products’ section.

(1)

(Total for Question 6 = 2 marks)

7 Look at the nutritional information on the food label below.

BLOGGS SUPERFLAKES
Amount per 100 g Amount per 30 g serving
1300 kJ 390 kJ
Carbohydrate 66 g 20 g
Protein 5g 1.5 g
Fat 5g 1.5 g
Fibre 6g 1.8 g
Calcium 30 mg 9 mg

(a) What is measured in kJ? Tick one box.

A mass

B weight

C energy

D force

(1)

(b) Superflakes are not a good source of protein. Name one food that is an excellent source
of protein.

(1)

(c) Describe two ways our body can use protein.

(1)

(d) Give a reason why fibre is good for the body.

(1)

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(e) If you add up the masses of the food substances in 100 g, there seems to be nearly 18 g
missing. What substance might this 18 g be? Tick one box.

A sugar

B starch

C vitamin C

D water

(1)

(Total for Question 6 = 5 marks)

8 Food packaging may have colours called ‘traffic lights’ to help people choose more healthy foods.
Green means – there are low amounts of the things you should not eat too much of.
Amber means – there are medium amounts of the things you should not eat too much of.
Red means – there are high amounts of the things you should not eat too much of.

LOW per 100 g MEDIUM per 100 g HIGH per 100 g

Fat < 3g 3.0–20 g > 20 g

Saturated fats < 1.5 g 1.5–5 g > 5g

Salt < 0.3 g 0.3–1.5 g > 1.5 g
Sugars < 5g 5–15 g > 15 g

(a) Here is a set of traffic lights for ‘Minies Milk Chocolate Light Biscuits’.

__________ __________ __________ __________

Name the colour of each rectangle. Use the table to help you.
(2)

Peter likes to eat Minies Milk Chocolate Light Biscuits. When Peter first started work as a
builder he did a lot of lifting and carrying. Then he was slim. Now, Pete is a manager and
sits at a desk for most of the day. He also has a big belly.

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(b) Give two reasons why Peter now has a big belly.

(2)

(c) Explain why Peter may gain more weight if he keeps eating a lot of sugary foods.

(1)

(d) Suggest one reason why Peter should lose some weight.

(1)

(e) Peter needs about 9000 kJ per day. How many grams of biscuits would he have to eat to
get all the energy he needs for one day?

(1)

(Total for Question 8 = 7 marks)

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9 A student sets up an experiment to test how saliva affects starch.

 He sets up five test tubes. Each tube contains 5 cm3 of starch suspension.
 He adds 1 cm3 of saliva to each test tube.
 He puts the tubes into water baths at different temperatures.
 Every 10 minutes he takes one drop from each tube and mixes it with iodine solution on a
well tray.
 He looks for a black colour.
His results look like this:

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(a) What is the substance that the student is trying to show using iodine solution? Tick one box.

A sugar

B protein

C starch

D fat

(1)

(b) After 40 minutes, the sample taken from the tube at 25 °C does not produce a black colour
with iodine solution. What type of substance in saliva causes this to happen? Tick one box.

A enzymes

B spit

C chemical

D bile

(1)

(c) At what temperature does the saliva work the fastest?

(1)

(Total for Question 9 = 3 marks)

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