Food and digestion worksheet.

. Which of the following is high in protein:

A.  Fruit

B.  Water

C.  Meat

D. Vegetables

C. Meat

2. Carbohydrates are used for: 

A.  Energy

B.  Repairing cells

C.  Making muscles

D. Making skin

A.  Energy

3.  What solution is used in the test for sugar?

A.  Benedict’s solution

B.  Ethanol

C.  Universal indicator

D. Biuret’s solution

A. Benedict’s solution

4. What is the solution used to test for proteins called?

A.  Benedict’s solution

B.  Ethanol

C.  Universal indicator

D. Biuret’s solution

D. Biuret’s solution

5.  What are proteins needed by the body for?

A.  Energy

B.  Growth and repair

C.  Insulation

D. None of these

B. Growth and repair

 

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 6. Which of these nutrients is present in the least amount in most foods? 

A.  Protein

B.  Vitamins and minerals

C.  Carbohydrates

D. Vat

B.  vitamins and minerals

7.  Which of the following would be best for an athlete to eat before a race? 

A.  A cheese sandwich

B.  A high protein bar

C.  A high carbohydrate bar

D. A hamburger

C. A high carbohydrate bar

8.  Which is the correct order?

A.  Feeding, faeces, absorption

B.  Faeces, absorption, feeding

C.  Feeding, absorption, faeces

D. Absorption, feeding, faeces

C. Feeding, absorption, faeces

9.  We can make a ‘model’ of carbohydrate digestion in our gut by using Visking tubing, water, 

     carbohydrase enzyme and which of the following?

A.  Sugar

B.  Starch

C.  Vitamins

D. Protein

B. Starch

10.  Which food is absorbed fastest?

A.  Protein

B.  Sugar

C.  Fat

D.  Starch                       

         B. Sugar

 

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11.  Large food molecules are broken down into smaller molecules by:

A.  Water

B.  Intestines

C.  Stomach acid

D. Enzymes

D. Enzymes

12.  Which of the following best describe digestion?

A.  Breaking down large molecules into small molecules

B.  Eating food

C.  Absorbing food

D. Making large molecules from small molecules

A. Breaking down large molecules into small molecules

13.  Where does digested food go first?

A.  The heart

B.  The brain

C.  The bloodstream

D. The muscles

C. The bloodstream

14.  Which acid is produced in the stomach?

A.  Hydrochloric acid

B.  Sulfuric acid

C.  Citric acid

D. Digestion acid 

A.  Hydrochloric acid

16.  What is the pH of the acid made in the stomach most likely to be?

A.  pH 1-2

B.  pH 5-6

C.  pH 8-9

D. pH 10-11

A. pH 1-2

17.  We DO NOT use digested food for:

A.  Energy

B.  Growth

C.  Movement

D. Exercising the gut

D. Exercising the gut

18.  Where is glucose most likely to be used?

A.  Muscles

B.  Skin

C.  Hair

D. Nails

A.  Muscles

19.  Which food passes through the gut WITHOUT being digested?

A.  Starch

B.  Fat

C.  Protein

D. Fibre

D.  Fibre

20.  What do we call undigested food that passes out of the body through the anus?

A.  Vegetables

B.  Protein

C.  Enzymes

D. Faeces

          D. Faeces

 

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