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Digestion and healthy eating

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1Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Saliva contains an enzyme called amylase. Which nutrient does it start to break down while you chew?
- AStarch
- BProtein
- CFat
- DFibre
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2Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
When you swallow, food travels down which tube to reach your stomach?
- ATrachea
- BOesophagus
- CSmall intestine
- DLarge intestine
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3Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
The stomach makes an acid that helps digest food and kills many germs. Which acid is it?
- ACitric acid
- BSulfuric acid
- CAcetic acid
- DHydrochloric acid
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4True or false · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Digestion only begins once food reaches the stomach.
- ✓True · བདེན།
- ✕False · རྫུན།
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5Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
After food leaves the stomach, which part of the digestive system does it enter next?
- ALarge intestine
- BOesophagus
- CSmall intestine
- DLiver
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6Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
The foods in the picture are rich in starch. Which group of nutrients do they belong to?
- AProteins
- BVitamins
- CCarbohydrates
- DMinerals
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7Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
In which organ are most nutrients from digested food absorbed into the blood?
- AStomach
- BSmall intestine
- CLarge intestine
- DOesophagus
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8Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Eggs, fish, beans and lentils like those in the picture are rich in protein. What does the body mainly use protein for?
- AGrowth and repair
- BQuick energy for sport
- CKeeping teeth white
- DStoring water
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9True or false · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Incisors are the flat, sharp teeth at the front of the mouth, used for biting and cutting food.
- ✓True · བདེན།
- ✕False · རྫུན།
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10Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Which teeth are pointed and help to grip and tear food such as meat?
- AIncisors
- BMolars
- CPremolars
- DCanines
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11Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Which teeth at the back of the mouth have wide, bumpy surfaces for grinding and chewing food?
- AIncisors
- BMolars
- CCanines
- DFront teeth
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12Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
What is the main job of the large intestine?
- AAbsorbing water from leftover food
- BMaking saliva
- CProducing stomach acid
- DChewing food into small pieces
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13Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
The inner wall of the small intestine is covered in millions of tiny finger-like projections. What are they called?
- AAlveoli
- BCilia
- CVilli
- DNephrons
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14Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Which nutrient gives the most energy per gram and also helps to keep the body warm?
- AProtein
- BFibre
- CVitamin C
- DFat
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15Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Fruits like these are rich in vitamin C. Which disease, once common among sailors on long voyages, is caused by a lack of vitamin C?
- ARickets
- BAnaemia
- CScurvy
- DNight blindness
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16True or false · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
We need vitamins in much larger amounts than carbohydrates.
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- ✕False · རྫུན།
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17Multiple choice · 30 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
When sunlight falls on skin, as for the children playing in the picture, the body makes vitamin D. Which disease can a lack of vitamin D cause in children?
- ARickets
- BScurvy
- CNight blindness
- DAnaemia
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18Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Milk, cheese and yoghurt like those in the picture are rich in which mineral, needed for strong bones and teeth?
- AIron
- BIodine
- CSodium
- DCalcium
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19Multiple choice · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
Fibre cannot be digested. Why is it still an important part of our diet?
- AIt gives us lots of energy
- BIt helps food move through the gut
- CIt builds strong muscles
- DIt makes the blood red
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20True or false · 20 s · 10 ptsNot played yet
A balanced diet includes the right amounts of each food group, as well as fibre and water.
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- ✕False · རྫུན།
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