Quick Quiz Nutrition, Digestion and Respiration

Which of these is high in carbohydrates?

• butter

• steak

• chicken

• pasta

What do our bodies use proteins for?

• General health

• Growth and repair

• Energy

• Energy store

What deficiency disease do you get if you don't have enough Vitamin C in your diet?

• osteoporosis

• kwashiorkor

• scurvy

• rickets

What does our body use carbohydrates for?

• Repair

• Growth

• General health

• Energy!

What enzyme speeds up the breakdown of starch into glucose?

• protease

• amylase

• lipase

• pepsin

Respiration is a chemical reaction that release energy in cells. Where does it happen?

• Cytoplasm

• Cell walls

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplasts

Where in digestive system does digested food move into the blood (absorption)?

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

• Stomach

• Pancreas

Where does digestion start?

• The large intestine

• The small intestine

• The stomach

• The mouth

What carries the oxygen and glucose around your body to your cells.

• Saliva

• Blood

• Mucus

• Stomach acid

What two things are needed for respiration to happen in your cells (the raw materials for respiration).

• glucose and carbon dioxide

• water and carbon dioxide

• oxygen and carbon dioxide

• oxygen and glucose