Q 1 – Bile is produced in
(a) Gall bladder
(b) Blood
(c) Liver
(d) Spleen
Ans. (c) Liver
Q 2 – Cud is the name given to the food of ruminants which is:
(а) swallowed and undigested.
(b) swallowed and partially digested.
(c) properly chewed and partially digested.
(d) properly chewed and completely digested.
Ans. (b) swallowed and partially digested.
Q 3 – The false feet of Amoeba are used for:
(a) movement only
(b) capture of food only
(c) capture of food and movement
(d) exchange of gases only
Ans. (c) capture of food and movement
Q 4 – Read the following statements with reference to the villi of small intestine.
(i) They have very thin walls.
(ii) They have a network of thin and small blood vessels close to the surface.
(iii) They have small pores through which food can easily pass.
(iv) They are finger-like projections.
Identify those statements which enable the villi to absorb digested food.
(a) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(b) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (iii) and (iv)
(d) (i) and (iv)
Ans. (a) (i), (ii) and (iv)
Q 5 – The finger-like outgrowths of Amoeba helps to ingest food. However, the finger-like outgrowths of human intestine helps to:
(a) digest the fatty food substances
(b) make the food soluble
(c) absorb the digested food
(d) absorb the undigested food
Ans. (c) absorb the digested food
Q 6 – The main function of the lacteals of intestine is the absorption of
(a) amino acids
(b) glucose and vitamins
(c) lactic acid
(d) fatty acids and glycerol
Ans. (d) fatty acids and glycerol
Q 7 – Gastric digestion takes place efficiently in
(a) acidic medium
(b) alkaline medium
(c) neutral medium
(d) highly alkaline medium
Ans. (a) acidic medium
Q 8 – Which is not digested by human?
(a) Protein
(b) Fats
(c) Glucose
(d) Cellulose
Ans. (d) Cellulose
Q 9 – How many premolars teeth found in mouth?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
Ans. (b) 4
Q 10 – Given below from (i) to (iv) are some food items.
(i) Boiled and mashed potato
(ii) Glucose solution
(iii) A slice of bread
(iv) Mustard oil
Which of the above will give blue-black colour when tested with iodine?
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (iii) and (iv)
Ans. (b) (i) and (iii)
Q 11 – Which of the following pair of teeth differ in structure but are similar in function?
(a) canines and incisors
(b) molars and premolars
(c) incisors and molars
(d) premolars and canines
Ans. (a) canines and incisors
Q 12 – Read carefully the terms given below. Which of the following set is the correct combination of organs that do not carry out any digestive functions?
(a) Oesophagus, Large Intestine, Rectum
(b) Buccal Cavity, Oesophagus, Rectum
(c) Buccal Cavity, Oesophagus, Large Intestine
(d) Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Rectum
Ans. (a) Oesophagus, Large Intestine, Rectum
Q 13 – The swallowed food moves downwards in the alimentary canal because of:
(a) force provided by the muscular tongue.
(b) the flow of water taken with the food.
(c) gravitational pull.
(d) the contraction of muscles in the wall of food pipe.
Ans. (a) force provided by the muscular tongue.
Q 14 – The acid present in the stomach:
(a) kills the harmful bacterial that may enter along with the food.
(b) protects the stomach lining from harmful substances.
(c) digests starch into simpler sugars.
(d) makes the medium alkaline.
Ans. (c) digests starch into simpler sugars.
Q 15 – The enzymes predsent in the saliva convert:
(a) fats into fatty acids and glycerol
(b) starch into simple sugars
(c) proteins into amino acids
(d) complex sugars into simple sugars
Ans. (b) starch into simple sugars
Q 16 – Mode of nutrition in amoeba is
(a) Herbivores
(b) Holozoic
(c) Omnivores
(d) Autotrophic
Ans. (b) Holozoic
Q 17 – Bile juice is secreted by which part of digestive system.
(a) Small Intestine
(b) Liver
(c) Pituitary gland
(d) Digestive gland
Ans. (b) Liver
Q 18 – Saliva is released f rom
(a) Pinus gland
(b) Thyroid gland
(c) Adrenal gland
(d) Salivary gland
Ans. (d) Salivary gland
Q 19 – An example of heterotrophic organism which can synthesise food. .
(a) Paramecium
(b) Euglena
(c) Amoeba
(d) Hydra
Ans. (b) Euglena
Q 20 – The process of breakdown of food particles into small pieces is called _______.
(a) Mastication
(b) Digestion
(c) Peristalsis
(d) Diffusion
Ans. (b) Digestion
Q 21 – In amoeba, digestion of food takes place inside
(a) Food pipe
(b) Gizzard
(c) Food vacuole
(d) Stomach
Ans. (c) Food vacuole
Q 22 – Mode of nutrition in animal is
(a) Saprophytic
(b) Heterotrophic
(c) Omnivores
(d) Autotrophic
Ans. (b) Heterotrophic
Q 23 – Duodenum, Jejunum, ileum are ______ parts.
(a) Small Intestine
(b) Large Intestine
(c) Esophaguss
(d) Stomach
Ans. (a) Small Intestine
Q 24 – Why are nutrition in animals holozoic?
(a) because they depend on plants for food
(b) because they are heterotrophs
(c) because they can shallow food
(d) all the above
Ans. (d) all the above
Q 25 – Which one is a unicellular organism?
(a) Frog
(b) Hydra
(c) Amoeba
(d) Ant
Ans. (c) Amoeba
Q 26 – The type of digestion which takes place within the cell is termed as
(a) Extra cellular digestion
(b) Intra tissue digestion
(c) Inter cellular digestion
(d) Intracellular digestion
Ans. (d) Intracellular digestion
Q 27 – Raccoon is an example of which type of animal-
(a) Herbivore
(b) Omnivore
(c) Carnivore
(d) Parasite
Ans. (b) Omnivore
Q 28 – Siphoning is the mode of feeding alone in which type of animal.
(a) Humming bird
(b) Butterfly
(c) Ant
(d) Housefly
Ans. (b) Butterfly
Q 29 – Nutrition in which organism take f ood inside the body and digest using enzyme is called
(a) Mesophytes
(b) Carnivorous
(c) Saprophytic
(d) Holozoic
Ans. (d) Holozoic
Q 30 – Which one is a ruminant animal?
(a) Elephant
(b) Deer
(c) Cat
(d) Dog
Ans. (b) Deer
Q 31 – Amoeba obtain the food using finger-like projection called
(a) Pseudopodia
(b) Spiracles
(c) Diaphragm
(d) Mouth
Ans. (a) Pseudopodia
Q 32 – The process in which f aucal matter is removed through the anus.
(a) Egestion
(b) Digestion
(c) Absorption
(d) Ingestion
Ans. (a) Egestion
Q 33 – Which of the following component of food do not provide energy of body building?
(a) Roughage
(b) Proteins
(c) Carbohydrates
(d) Fats
Ans. (a) Roughage
Q 34 – Enzymes which helps in digestion in amoeba
(a) Amylase
(b) Proteinase
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c) both (a) and (b)
Q 35 – Which one is the largest gland in the human body?
(a) Pancreas
(b) Pituitary gland
(c) Liver
(d) Gall bladder
Ans. (c) Liver
Q 36 – The movement of food in food pipe is called
(a) Linear movement
(b) Rectilinear movement
(c) Smooth movement
(d) Peristaltic movement
Ans. (d) Peristaltic movement
Q 37 – The semi-solid mass which is produced after thoroughly mix up of food and gastric juice is
called
(a) bolus
(b) chyme
(c) bile
(d) villus
Ans. (b) chyme