B3 Organisation and

the digestive system

Exam-style questions
Name ..................................................................... Class ................. Date .....................

0 1 Draw a line matching each part of the digestive system to its

correct name.

Part of digestive system Name

Layer of cells lining the mouth An organ system

Salivary gland An organ

Mouth, stomach, intestines, liver

A tissue
and pancreas

(3 marks)
0 2 Figure 1 shows a diagram of the digestive system.
Figure 1

Look at Figure 1 and answer the following questions.

0 2 . 1 Identify which part of the digestive system produces bile.

(1 mark)

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Exam-style questions
Name ..................................................................... Class ................. Date .....................

0 2 . 2 Describe one adaptation of organ C.

(1 mark)

0 2 . 3 A student investigated the effect of pH on the activity of amylase.

The student:
 put 5 cm3 of starch suspension into each of 5 test tubes
 added a different pH solution to each tube
 added 1 cm3 of amylase solution to each tube
 recorded the amylase activity after 10 minutes.
Identify the independent variable in this investigation.
Tick ( ) the correct box.

activity of amylase
pH
time the tubes were left for
volume of starch suspension

(1 mark)
0 2 . 4 Table 1 shows the student’s results.
Table 1

pH 3 4 5 6 7
Amylase activity in
0 0 3 9 11
relative units

Plot the student’s results on some graph paper. (4 marks)

0 2 . 5 Draw a line of best fit. (1 mark)

0 2 . 6 Describe what these results show.

(2 marks)

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0 3 A group of students investigated the effect of temperature on the

action of the enzyme lipase.
The students:
 put 1 cm3 of lipase solution into a test tube
 put 5 cm3 of lipid into a different test tube
 put both tubes in a water bath at 5 C° for 3 minutes
 mixed the lipid with the lipase solution.
Figure 2

Every 5 minutes the students tested a sample of the mixture for

lipid, until no lipid remained.
The students repeated the experiment at different temperatures.

0 3 . 1 To make their investigation fair the students needed to control

some variables.
Give one variable the students controlled in their investigation.

(1 mark)

0 3 . 2 The tubes of lipase solution and lipid were kept separately in the
water bath for 3 minutes before mixing. Why?
Tick ( ) one box.

So that the lipase broke down the lipid quickly.

So that the lipase and the lipid reached the right temperature.

To give enough time for the lipase to break down the lipid.

To give enough time for the water bath to heat up. (1 mark)

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0 3 . 3 Table 2 shows the students’ results.

Table 2

Temperature in °C Time taken until no lipid remained in minutes

5 40
20 15
35 5
50 30
95 lipid still there after 120 minutes

Describe the effect of increasing the temperature from 5 °C to 50

°C on the breakdown of the lipid.

(2 marks)

0 3 . 4 Suggest two ways in which the students could have improved

their investigation.
Use information from the students’ method and the results table
to help.

(2 marks)

0 3 . 5 The lipase did not break down the lipid at 95 °C. Why?

(1 mark)

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0 3 . 6 At 35 °C the lipase broke down the lipid after 5 minutes. What new
0 substances will be in the tube?
Draw a ring around one answer.

amino acids fatty acids and glycerol sugars

(1 mark)

AQA, 2011
0 4 Figure 3 shows the effect of pH on the activities of three enzymes,
X, Y, and Z. These enzymes help to digest food in the human
digestive system. Each enzyme is produced by a different part of
the digestive system.
Figure 3

0 4 . 1 What is the optimum (best) pH for the action of enzyme Z?

(1 mark)

0 4 . 2 The stomach makes a substance that gives the correct pH for

enzyme action. Name this substance.

(1 mark)

0 4 . 3 Which enzyme, X, Y or Z, will work best in the human stomach?

(1 mark)

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Exam-style questions
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0 4 . 4 Different parts of the human digestive system help to break down

molecules of fat so that they can be absorbed into the body.
Describe how.
To gain full marks you should refer to:
 the enzyme and where the enzyme is produced
 the products of digestion
 any other chemicals involved.

(6 marks)

AQA, 2013

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