Biology Quiz on Nutrition and Digestion

Which foods would best prevent rickets and scurvy?

• A beans bread

• B bread cheese

• C cheese eggs

• D eggs beans

What is the name of the process that pushes the food along?

• A absorption

• B digestion

• C peristalsis

• D swallowing

In which test-tube is the starch broken down fastest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which substance contains nitrogen?

• A fat

• B glucose

• C protein

• D starch

Which sample has the highest energy content?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which meal will be the most likely to stimulate peristalsis in the alimentary canal?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which substances are stored in the body of a healthy person?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of these is digested by protease?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which food would be best for a child who has rickets?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which elements do carbohydrates contain?

• A carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

• B carbon, hydrogen and sulphur

• C carbon, nitrogen and oxygen

• D carbon, nitrogen and sulphur