BIOLOGY DIGESTION IN HUMANS 2020– 2021

AL WADI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, JEDDAH

GRADE: 7
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I.CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

1. The diagram shows some organs in the human body.

In which part are amino acids broken down to form urea?

2. Where do both physical and chemical breakdown of food occur?

A. colon
B. liver
C. rectum
D. stomach

3. Which structure has villi to increase its surface area?

A. alveolus
B. ileum
C. root hair
D. trachea

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4. The diagram shows a human tooth.

Which statement best describes the function of this tooth?

A. It bites into food.

B. It cuts food.
C. It grinds food.
D. It tears food.

5. in the stomach,
A. Muscles churn and mix the food with acid and enzymes
B. Glands make 3 quarts of digestive juice each day
C. Food leaves as a thick liquid called chyme
D. All of the above

6. Which statement about enzymes is correct?

A. Enzymes are carbohydrates.
B. Enzymes are catalysts.
C. Enzymes are living organisms.
D. Enzymes are the same shape as the substrate.

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6. The graph shows how the rate of an enzyme- controlled reaction
changes with temperature.

What is happening with the temperature range marked X?

A. The enzyme is becoming denatured.
B. The enzyme is being used up.
C. The reaction is occurring at body temperature.
D. Then reaction is occurring at the optimum temperature.

7. Which row matches the part of the alimentary canal to its function?

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II. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

Proteins are an important component of the human diet. Protein

molecules are digested, and the products of digestion are absorbed into
the blood.
(a) (i) State one principal source of protein in the diet.

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(ii) Describe the chemical digestion of proteins in named parts of the

alimentary canal.

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(iii) State where in the alimentary canal the products of digestion are
absorbed into the blood.

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(b) In a disease that affects a small number of people, the surface

through which the products of digestion are absorbed into the blood
changes. This change is shown in the diagrams below.
Both diagrams are drawn to the same scale

Describe the change in the absorption surface in a person affected by

the disease and suggest ways in which the person may be affected by
this change. change in absorption surface
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ways in which person may be affected
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2. Fat is a necessary component of the human diet.

(a) State three ways in which the human body uses fat.
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The arrows in Fig. 2.1 show the pathway of fat in part of the alimentary
canal.

Fig. 2.1
(b) State the name of
(i) The enzyme secreted by the pancreas that digests fat
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(ii) The products of chemical digestion of fat
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(iii) The liquid that is produced by the liver and stored by organ P in
Fig. 2.1

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(iv) Organ P in Fig. 2.1.
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(c) Explain what happens to ingested fat at R in Fig. 2.1 before
chemical digestion occurs.
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One possible effect of too much fat in the diet is coronary heart
disease.
(d) Describe how too much fat in the diet may cause coronary heart
disease.
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3. This question is about chemical digestion.
(a) Before food can be absorbed into the body it needs to be digested.
Define the term chemical digestion.
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(b) Pasta contains starch, which is a carbohydrate.

(i) Name the enzyme that breaks down starch.
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(ii) Name the substance formed when starch is digested.
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(c) Fig. 2.2 is a partially labelled diagram of the human alimentary
canal. Some parts of the alimentary canal have been labelled but have
not been named

Fig. 2.2
(i) Identify the two letters on Fig. 2.2 that show the structures which
produce enzymes that break down starch.
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(ii) State the name of the part of the alimentary canal responsible for
the absorption of digested food.

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(d) State two functions of the stomach.
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3. (a) Table 3.1 shows some of the enzymes, their substrates, products
and where they are produced in the digestive system.
Complete Table 3.1.
Table 3.1

(b) Bile is made in the liver, stored in the gall bladder and passes into
the small intestine.
Describe the role of bile in digestion.
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(c) After chemical digestion the products of digestion are absorbed.
Define absorption.
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