15/ 01/22

Seatwork – 25 mins

1. Define the following terms with respect to animal nutrition, and state the organs in which
each occurs.
a) Ingestion
b) Absorption
c) Egestion (6)
2. Complete the following table by giving two difference between mechanical and chemical
digestion
Mechanical digestion Chemical digestion

(2)
3. a). State where, in the alimentary canal, amylase, protease and lipase are secreted.
i. Amylase – and .
ii. Protease – and .
iii. Lipase – . (2)

b). State the functions of enzymes named above. (3)

4. State the functions of the hydrochloric acid in gastric juice. (2)

Total 15 marks