Topic 4 Nutrition in Humans PAPER | MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS For each question, there are four possible answers, Choose the one yuu consider correct and record your choice (A, B, Cor D) in the brackets provided, 1. Which blood vessel transports blood into the liver? (N2013/P1/Q31) A. hepatic portal vein B hepatic vein C pulmonary vein D_ reval vein an) 2. Inwhich order do these events occur in human nutrition? (N2014/P11025) A digestion — ingestion + absorption —> assimilation B digestion > ingestion -> assimilation —> absorption C _ ingestion -> digestion — absorption —> assimilation D ingestion digestion > assimilation -> absorption Co) 3. Which processes take place in the liver? (N2014/P1/Q26) conversion of glucose to glycogen conversion of glycogen to glucose production of amino acids from urea production of urea from amino acids aun 1 and 2 only 1 and 4 only 1,2 and3 1,2and4 samp 4. What is the function of the gall bladder? (N2015/P1/Q26 / N2018/P1/Q26) A_ absorption of fat B digestion of fat C production of bile D storage of bile ¢ ) 5. The hepatic portal vein carries blood from the (N2016/P 1Q24) heart to the small intestine, large intestine to the heart, liver to the large intestine, small intestine to the liver. ( ) vaee6. Protein is digested in the alimentary canal. 1. 8 In which organ is the first protease enzyme produced? (N2016/P1/Q25) ‘Which row in the table shows the main function of each body part? ——_-(N2017/P1/Q26) [__ stomach liver rectum colon A] absorption | assimit digestion | egestion B| absorption | egestion | digestion | assimilation C | digestion | assimilation | absorption | —egestion D | digestion | _egestion | absorption _| assimilation ( ) Which processes take place in the liver? (N2017/P1/Q27) 1 conversion of glucose to glycogen 2 conversion of glycogen to glucose 3. production of amino acids from urea 4 production of urea from amino acids A Land2only B 2and4only C 1,2 and3 only D 1,2and4 only ¢ ) Which role of the liver is directly affected by secretions from the pancreas? (N2019/P1/Q26) the breakdown of alcohol the formation of urea the metabolism of glucose the secretion of bile ( ) va10, The alimentary canal and some associated organs are shown. What are organs 1, 2 and 3? organ! | __organ2—'|_—_organ3 ‘A | oesophagus colon ileum B | oesophagus ileum colon C]} stomach colon ileum D|__ stomach ileum colon 11. Which structures are linked by the hepatic portal vein? pour aorta and stomach liver and vena cava small intestine and liver small intestine and stomach 12. What is the function of bile? paw to acidify the food entering the duodenum to activate enzymes digesting glycerol to break down fats into smaller droplets to produce fat digesting enzymes (N2020/P 1/922) (N2020/P 1/Q23) ( ) (N2021/P1/Q26) ( )PAPER 4 " STRUCTURED QUESTIONS Section A Answer the following questions, 1.1 shows the digestive system, Fig. (@) Name the organs labelled A, Band C, B) (b) Describe the role of each of these organs. (i) organ A BI organ B Q) organ C 2) (N2013/P4/Aa)2. Ascientist investigates the breakdown of alcohol in the human body. A volunteer drinks a quantity of alcohol. At time intervals, blood samples are taken from this volunteer. Each blood sample is tested to find the blood alcohol content. Results of this investigation are shown in Table 2.1. Table 2.1 time in hours 0 [05] 10] 20] 30] 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 blood alcohol inme/t00em’ | 0 | 69 | a4 | 70 | 52] 47[ 22] 7 | o (a) From the data given in Table 2.1, calculate the rate of alcohol breakdown between 2.0 hours and 5.0 hours. Show your working. Q) (b) The first four results have been plotted on the grid. (i) Plot the remaining results on the grid. Q] (ii) Draw a smooth best-fit curve. Ol 109 0 aha ning eden? 30 4080 70 (©) Aperson drinks a large quantity of alcohol between 1.00 am and 2.00 am. Use the graph to suggest and explain why this person should not drive a car at 5.00 am. R) (d)_In which organ is alcohol broken down? ty (©) Asmall amount of alcohol is absorbed in the stomach, State two functions of the stomach, 2] (N2014/P4/A3)3. (a) Fig. 3.1 shows some of the organs which urea iravels through in the body. vena cava toall parts of the body ‘other than the lungs small intestine amino acids Fig. 3.1 (not to scale) (i) Name the blood vessels labelled $, T and U. BI (ii) Using the information in Fig. 3.1, describe one way that blood vessel T, which is a vein, is different from most other veins (1) (ii) State two functions of the liver that are not shown in Fig, 3.1. (2) (b) State where in the cell proteins are made, tt] (N2016/P4/A5a,b)4, Fig. 4.1 shows the human digestive system, ‘gall bladder-~ Fig. 4.1 (a) Name the organs labelled A, B and C, as shown in Fig. 4.1. GB) (b) One of the functions of organ C is absorption of digested food. State four ways in which organ C is adapted for absorption. (4) (c) The gall bladder stores bile. Ble helps to break down large drops of fat into smaller droplets of fat. Fig. 4.2 shows the effect of bile on fat. tat add bie tat dropless Fig. 42 Explain how the action of bile helps in the complete digestion of fats. B) (N2017/P4/A1), 5. When a person undertakes vigorous activity they can damage their muscles. This ean cause an inerease in amino acids in the blood. Describe how the body metabolises excess amino acids, G1 (N2019/P4/A24) 6. In the alimentary canal, starch molecules are broken down into smaller molecules. (@) Name one digestive enzyme involved in this process, fa} (b) Name the smaller molecules produced, t) (©) Suggest why itis necessary for large food molecules to be broken down into smaller molecules, 2] (N2020/P4/A1/bi,ii,iii)7. One of the functions of the pancreas is to release digestive enzymes, State the names of two digestive enzymes, 8, 2) (N2021/P4/A2a) Fig. 8.1 is a diagram representing the human alimentary canal and associated organs, (a) Complete Fig. 8.1 by adding the two missing labels of the organs. [2] (b) State two functions of the liver. Q) (© (i) Inthe human alimentary canal, enzymes digest large food molecules. Complete Table 8.1 to show the enzymes involved in the digestion of lipids and maltose. Table 8.1 food molecule enzyme end-products lipids fatty acids and glycerol maltose glucose Q] (ii) Describe how the glucose gets from the alimentary canal to the cells where it is used, GB) (N2021/P4/Ada,b,ci,ii)