Digestive System and Nutrients Quiz

What is the process of breaking down food into substances like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and vitamins?

What are the parts of the human digestive system?

What are the three groups of carbohydrates?

• Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, Polysaccharides

• Fats, Proteins, Vitamins

• Sugars, Starches, Fibers

What is the principal form in which carbohydrate is used by the body?

• Fructose

• Galactose

• Glucose

What is the sugar formed when two monosaccharides are joined by glycosidic linkage?

• Disaccharides

• Polysaccharides

• Monosaccharides

What is the most significant polysaccharide in human nutrition?

• Cellulose

• Starch

• Glycogen

What is the principal function of carbohydrates?

• Serve as a major source of energy

• Build body tissues

• Protect from bacteria

What are the two types of amino acids?

• Essential and Non-Essential

• Complete and Incomplete

• Simple and Compound

What are complete proteins?

What is the process in which protein is converted to glucose?