Nutrition in Animals

Question 1.
Which of the following is not a part of digestive system ?
(a) Mouth cavity
(b) Stomach
(c) Food pipe
(d) Wind pipe

Answer

(d) Wind pipe

Wind pipe is not a part of digestive system.

Question 2.
The largest gland in our body is:
(a) Liver
(b) Salivary gland
(c) Pancreas
(d) Gallbladder

Answer

(a) Liver
The largest gland in our body is liver.

Question 3.
The acid secreted in the stomach is:
(a) Hydrochloric acid
(b) Sulphuric acid
(c) Phosphoric acid
(d) Nitric acid

Answer

(a) Hydrochloric acid

The acid secreted in our stomach is hydrochloric acid.

Question 4.
The components of food absorbed in large intestine is:
(a) Carbohydrate
(b) Protein
(c) Water
(d) Fats

Answer
(c) Water
The component of food absorbed in large intestine is water.

Question 5.
Bile is produced by:
(a) Small intestine
(b) Gallbladder
(c) Liver
(d) Pancreas

Answer

(d) Pancreas
Bile is produced by pancreas.

Question 6.
Bile plays an important role in the digestion of:
(a) Proteins
(b) Starch
(c) Fats
(d) None of these

Answer

(c) Fats
Bile plays an important role in the digestion of fats.

Question 7.
The intestinal juice digests the fats into:
(a) Fatty acids
(b) Glycerol
(c) Fatty acid and glycerol
(d) Amino acids

Answer

(c) Fatty acid and glycerol

The intestinal juice digests the fats into fatty acid and glycerol.

Question 8.
The intestinal juice digests the proteins into:
(a) Fatty acids
(b) Glycerol
(c) Amino acids
(d) None of these

Answer

(c) Amino acids

The intestinal juice digests the proteins into amino acids.
Question 9.
The removing of faecal matter through the anus is called:
(a) Digestion
(b) Absorption
(c) Egestion
(d) None of these

Answer

(c) Egestion
The removing of faecal matter through the anus is called egestion.

Question 10.
Humans can digest cellulose:
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Can’t say
(d) None of these

Answer

(b) No
Humans cannot digest cellulose.

Question 11.
Saliva breaks down the:
(a) Starch into amino acids
(b) Proteins into amino acids
(c) Starch into sugar
(d) None of these

Answer

(c) Starch into sugar

Saliva breaks down the starch into sugar.

Question 12.
Left over food in teeth release, which gradually damages teeth.
(a) bases
(b) salts
(c) acids
(d) none of these

Answer

(c) acids
Left over food in teeth release acids which gradually damages teeth.
Question 13.
The front part of tongue is sensitive to which of the following taste ?
(a) Sweet
(b) Sour
(c) Salty
(d) Bitter

Answer

(a) Sweet
The front part of tongue is sensitive to sweet taste.

Question 14.
The digestion of starch starts in:
(a) Mouth
(b) Stomach
(c) Small intestine
(d) None of these

Answer

(a) Mouth
The digestion of starch starts in mouth.

Question 15.
The part of digestive system where no digestion takes place is:
(a) Mouth
(b) Stomach
(c) Oesophagus
(d) Small intestine

Answer

(c) Oesophagus
Oesophagus is a part of digestive system where no digestion takes place.

Question 16.
The digestion of food starts in which part of the digestive system:
(a) Small intestine
(b) Stomach
(c) Mouth
(d) Large intestine

Answer

(c) Mouth
The digestion of food starts in mouth.

Question 17.
Which of the following is digested in mouth ?
(a) Sugar
(b) Protein
(c) Starch
(d) All the above

Answer

(c) Starch
Starch is digested in mouth.

Question 18.
The digestion of food ends in which part of the digestive system ?
(a) Mouth
(b) Stomach
(c) Small intestine
(d) Large intestine

Answer

(c) Small intestine

The digestion of food ends in small intestine of the digestive system.

Question 19.
Which teeth in the mouth are used for cutting and tearing ?
(a) Molar
(b) Incisors
(c) Premolar
(d) Canine

Answer

(d) Canine
Canine are used for cutting and tearing.

Question 20.
The end part of tongue is sensitive to which of the following taste ?
(a) Sweet
(b) Sour
(c) Salty
(d) Bitter

Answer

(d) Bitter
The end part of tongue is sensitive to bitter taste.

Question 21.
In amoeba, ingestion of food takes place with the help of:
(a) Tentacles
(b) Pseudopodia
(c) Stomata
(d) None of these

Answer

(b) Pseudopodia
In amoeba, ingestion of food takes place with the help of pseudopodia

Question 22.
The undigested food is eliminated through:
(a) Anus
(b) Caecum
(c) Rectum
(d) None of these

Answer

(a) Anus
The undigested food is eliminated through anus.

Question 23.
Villi are present in the inner walls of:
(a) Stomach
(b) Small intestine
(c) Large intestine
(d) None of these

Answer

(b) Small intestine

Villi are present in the inner walls of small intestine.

Question 24.
Grass eating animals quickly swallow the grass and store it in a part of stomach called:
(a) Gall bladder
(b) Rumen
(c) Lower stomach
(d) None of these

Answer

(b) Rumen
Grass eating animals quickly swallow the grass and store it in a part of stomach called rumen.

Question 25.
Grass is rich in:
(a) Proteins
(b) Starch
(c) Cellulose
(d) None of these
 Answer

(c) Cellulose
Grass is rich in cellulose.

Question 26.
In amoeba, the food particles are trapped in:
(a) Pseudopodia
(b) Food vacuole
(c) Stomach
(d) None of these

Answer

(b) Food vacuole

In amoeba, the food particles are trapped in food vacuole.

Question 27.
The gland located just below the stomach is:
(a) Liver
(b) Pancreas
(c) Gall bladder
(d) None of these

Answer

(b) Pancreas
Pancreas is the gland located just below the stomach.

Question 28.
Number of canines present in an adult are:
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 16

Answer

(a) 4
Number of canines present in an adult are 4.

Question 29.
The teeth which helps in biting the food are the:
(a) Canines
(b) Incisors
(c) Premolar
(d) Molars

Answer
(b) Incisors
The teeth which helps in biting in food are the incisors.

Match Column A with Column B:

Question 1.

Column A Column B
(a) Salivary
(i) Bile juice secretion
gland
(ii) Storage of undigested
(b) Stomach
food
(c) Liver (iii) Saliva secretion
(d) Rectum (iv) Acid release
(e) Small
(v) Digestion is completed
intestine
(f) Large
(vi) Absorption of water
intestine
Answer
Column A Column B
(a) Salivary
(iii) Saliva secretion
gland
(b) Stomach (iv) Acid release
(c) Liver (i) Bile juice secretion
(ii) Storage of undigested
(d) Rectum
food
(e) Small
(v) Digestion is completed
intestine
(f) Large
(vi) Absorption of water
intestine

Question 2.

Column A Column B
(a) Absorption of food (i) Mucous
(b) Chewing of food (ii) Stomach
(c) Killing of bacteria (iii) Buccal cavity
(iv) Small
(d) Formation of faeces
intestine
(e) Protects lining of the (v) Large
stomach intestine
Answer
Column A Column B
(a) Absorption of food (iv) Small
intestine
(b) Chewing of food (iii) Buccal cavity
(c) Killing of bacteria (ii) Stomach
(v) Large
(d) Formation of faeces
intestine
(e) Protects lining of the
(i) Mucous
stomach

Question 3.

Column A Column B
(a) Canine (i) biting
(b) Molars (ii) tearing
(c) Incisors (iii) no digestion
(d) Oesophagus (iv) chewing
Answer
Column A Column B
(a) Canine (ii) tearing
(b) Molars (iv) chewing
(c) Incisors (i) biting
(d) Oesophagus (iii) no digestion

State whether the following statements are ‘True’ or ‘False’:

Question 1.
Digestion of starch starts in the stomach.

Answer

False

Question 2.
The tongue helps in mixing food with saliva.

Answer

True

Question 3.
The gall bladder temporarily stores bile.

Answer

True
Question 4.
The ruminants bring back swallowed grass into their mouth and chew it for some time.

Answer

True

Question 5.
Bile acts on fat present in food.

Answer

True

Question 6.
Digestion is the process by which digested food is absorbed.

Answer

False

Question 7.
An adult has 22 permanent teeth.

Answer

False

Question 8.
Gastric juice is secreted by the small intestine.

Answer

False

Question 9.
In our body, the food is digested and absorbed in the alimentary canal.

Answer

True

Question 10.
Chewing of the cud is shown by ruminants.

Answer

True
Question 11.
Villi are finger-like out-growths in the inner walls of stomach.

Answer

False

Question 12.
Cud is the partially digested food in grass eating animals.

Answer

True

Question 13.
Grass is rich in cellulose.

Answer

True

Question 14.
The process of taking food into the body is called egestion.

Answer

False

Question 15.
Saliva breaks down the starch into sugars.

Answer

True

Fill in the blanks:

Question 1.
The main steps of nutrition in humans are ……………………. , ……………………. , ……………………. ,
……………………. and …………………….

Answer

ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation and egestion

Question 2.
The largest gland in the human body is ……………………..

Answer

liver
Question 3.
The stomach releases hydrochloric acid and ……………………. juices which acts on food.

Answer

gastric

Question 4.
The inner wall of the small intestine has many finger-like outgrowths called …………………….

Answer

villi

Question 5.
Amoeba digests its food in the ……………………..

Answer

food vacuole

Question 6.
Iodine will turn starch …………………….

Answer

blue-black

Question 7.
Fats are broken down into ……………………. and ……………………..

Answer

fatty acids, glycerol

Question 8.
Finger-like projections of Amoeba are called ……………………..

Answer

villi

Question 9.
……………………. is a leaf-like gland present below the stomach.

Answer

Pancreas
Question 10.
Undigested food is egested out of the body through the ……………………..

Answer

anus

Question 11.
Saliva is secreted by ……………………..

Answer

salivary glands

Question 12.
Food is digested by special chemicals called ……………………..

Answer

digestive enzymes

Question 13.
Digestion starts in ……………………..

Answer

mouth

Question 14.
The longest part of the digestive tract in man is the ……………………. intestine.

Answer

small

Question 15.
The food is ingested inside the ……………………. in amoeba.

Answer

food vacuole

Question 16.
The liver and ……………………. are found near the stomach.

Answer

pancreas
Question 17.
……………………. and ……………………. are called grinding teeth.

Answer

Molar, premolars

Question 18.
The food in amoeba is captured by ……………………..

Answer

pseudopodia

Question 19.
The digestion of food does not occur in ……………………. of digestive tract.

Answer

oesophagus