Chapter-7- Animal Nutrition

1. The diagram shows the human alimentary canal. In which structure is most glucose
absorbed into the blood?

2. The bacterium Salmonella enterica can cause severe food poisoning and the lining of
the alimentary canal may be damaged.
In these cases absorption of digested food products cannot easily take place. Which
region of the alimentary canal is most affected?
A. colon
B. ileum
C. oesophagus
D. stomach

3. The diagram shows a piece of small intestine during peristalsis.

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What is happening at X?

4. The diagram shows part of the alimentary canal and associated organs.

Which structures secrete enzymes that digest proteins?

A. T and U
B. U and V
C. V and W
D. W and T

5. Why does chewing food speed up digestion?

A. Bacteria in the food are killed.
B. Food is mixed with protease.
C. The surface area of the food is increased.
D. The taste of food is improved.

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6. The diagram shows the teeth of the lower jaw of a human. Which tooth is an incisor?

7. A person has their gall bladder removed. Which statement is correct?

A They cannot eat carbohydrates.
B They can eat fat only in small amounts.
C They can eat only liquid food.
D They must not eat more than one large meal a day.

11. The diagram shows some of the organs of the human body.

In which organs does the digestion of carbohydrates take place?

A. P and Q
B. P and R
C. Q and R
D. Q and S

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8. The graph shows the results of experiments in which the activity of an enzyme was
measured at different pH values.

In which part of the alimentary canal would this enzyme be likely to work?
A mouth cavity
B oesophagus
C small intestine
D stomach

9. Fig. 3.1 shows part of the thoracic and abdominal cavities of a human.

(i) Name the structures labelled G, H and M.

Solu- G- , H- , M-

(ii) Table 3.1 shows five functions of organs in the abdominal cavity.

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Complete the table by: • naming the organ that carries out each function • using the
letters from Fig. 3.1 to identify the organ named.
function name letter from Fig. 3.1
chemical digestion of
protein in an acidic pH
storage of bile

absorption of products of
digestion
conversion of glucose to
glycogen
hydrochloric acid is
produced

protease, lipase and amylase

are produced
Peristalsis

(iii) Fat is particularly difficult to digest as it is not water soluble and forms spherical
globules in the alimentary canal.
Fig. 3.2 is a diagram showing what happens to fat globules when mixed with bile

a. Name the process shown in Fig. 3.2 and its advantage.

Solu-

advantage -

10. The small intestine is lined by many villi. Fig. shows a longitudinal section of a
villus.

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D E

(i) Name the structures A, B and C

A-
B-
C-

(ii) Label the diagram (F, G, H, I and J) given below. Write the function of F.

H
F
I
G
J

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F-

G-
H-
I-
J-

11. (i) Identify the longitudinal structure of the tooth (which type of tooth?).
Incisor tooth

D
A
E

(ii) Identify the labels from A to F.

(iii) Which is the hardest part of the tooth?

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