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Digestion and enzymes
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1. Why do we eat food?

Repair of body parts and the proper

A B all of the above
functioning of the body

C Energy & Nutrients D Growth and immunity

2. What is another name for the mouth?

A Mouth B Nasal cavity

C Buccal cavity D Throat

3. Why do herbivores need larger intestines than humans?

4. Which are the 5 steps of digestion?

A Ingestion B Chemical

C Edgestion D Absorbtion

E Assimilation

5. Which one is the difference between mechanical and enzymatic/chemical digestion?

A chewing and peristalsis B chemical uses oxygen

digestion with the help of enzymes is

C D Enzymatic is present in the entire body
enzymatic

6. Which of these Enzymes are not in pancreatic juice?

A lipase B amylase

C carbohydrase D trypsin and chymotrypsin

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7. Which 2 factors can affect the rate of enzyme activity?

A pH B Light intensity

C Oxygen concentration D Temperature

8. The enzyme protease works only on

A Starch B Simple Sugars

C Lipids D Proteins

9. Letter B...

A enzymes B active site

C products D substrate

10. In the diagram, what is the name of C?

A enzyme-substrate complex B enzyme

C active sites D substrates

11. What is the function of amylase?

A to break down starch into glucose B to break down protein into glucose

to break down carbohydrates into amino

C to break down protein into fatty acids D
acids

12. Which process depends on enzymes?

A elimination B mechanical digestion

C chemical digestion D absorption

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13. What is the structure highlighted in orange?

A Stomach B Liver

C Pancreas D Large Intestine

14. Which factor does not influence how much energy a person needs?

A height B gender

C weight D age

15. The small intestine absorbs about ____% of the nutrients from the food you eat.

A 100% B 20%

C 40% D 80%

16. ________ enzymes that help break down proteins.

A Pepsin B Papain

C Lipase D Amylase

17. Secretion is when?

A gall stones are present B release of digestive juices and saliva

C cells are mutated

18. The stomach:

A Does mechanical digestion only B Does chemical digestion only

Starts the chemical digestion of starchy Does both chemical and mechanical
C D
foods digestion

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19. The large intestine is responsible for?

A absorption of food B making chyme

C absorption of water

20. Which of these sentences describes the stomach?

A substance produced by a living Muscular bag containing acid. Food in

organism that allows a specific here is churned (physical digestion) into
A B
biochemical reaction to happen (example chyme. Contains HCl (hydrochloric acid)
= amylase) to help chemically digest food.

Enzymes and bile act on food here to

Muscular tube that food travels down
digest is further.Nutrients and minerals
C from mouth to stomach. Peristalsis D
are absorbed into the bloodstream from
pushes food through here
here.

21. What is the function of hydrochloric acid in the stomach?

A protein to Aminoacids B breaks down food

C Kills bacteria D further churns the food

22. What parts of the digestive system are shown in this picture?

A Liver B Stomach

C Duodenum D Pancreas

E Gallbladder

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23. In which part of the picture does chemical digestion begin

A 2 B 4

C 3 D 1

E 5

24. What is the name of the projection coming off of the large
intestine?

A Cecum B Colon

C Appendix

25. The gallbladder is an accessory organ of digestion.

A True B False

26. Which nutrient helps your body absorb vitamins?

A fats B water

C carbohydrates D minerals

27. What are enzymes?

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28. What are biological catalysts?

29. What is a Substrate?

30. Why are enzymes required in small quantities?

31. How are enzymes specific n their actions?

32. What do we mean by denatured?

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33. Explain the lock and key model

34. How is corn syrup made from cornstarch?

35. Lipase treatment of ___ improves aroma

A Cheese B Chicken nuggets

C Drinks D Dairy

36. Which one of these are parts of the small intestine?

A Gall bladder B Jejenum

C Ilium D Duodenum

37. Which of these are accessory organs?

A Epiglottis B Oesophagus

C Liver D Gall bladder

38. Lipase treatment

Meat: fat is Health foods add essential

A B Drinks have an improved aroma
removed. fatty acids.

Dairy
Bread lasts Sauce has a
C improves D The enzyme is denatured.
longer. smooth texture.
food.

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39. How many salivary glands are there?

A 38 B 90

C 3 D 10

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