Enzymes

Question 1

Enzyme

Answer 1

They are special proteins involved in ‘metabolism’

They help to speed up reactions.

Question 2

Nutrients

Answer 2

Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids(fats)
Minerals

Question 3

Carbohydrates

Answer 3

Are used to give us energy and the energy supply is the starch.

Question 4

Proteins

Answer 4

Are needed to build the muscles and tissues in our bodies

Question 5

Lipids(fats)

Answer 5

They are the most efficient store of energy and they provide good energy for our diet.

Question 6

Digestive system - the organs and their functions.

Answer 6

Mouth, oesophagus, diaphragm, liver, duodenum, gall bladder, small intestine, large intestine, anus, rectum, large intestine, pancreas and stomach

Question 7

Mouth

Answer 7

Food enters the digestive system via the mouth and is chewed into small enough chunks to get down the oesophagus and into the stomach.

Question 8

Oesophagus

Answer 8

Muscular tube which moves ingested food to the stomach

Question 9

Small intestine

Answer 9

The partially digested food exits the stomach and enters the small intestine.

Question 10

Stomach

Answer 10

Temporary storage facility for food that is being digested

Question 11

Large intestine

Answer 11

Transports mashed up food from the stomach to the anus where the waste is released from the body

Question 12

Rectum

Answer 12

Where faeces are stored

Question 13

Anus

Answer 13

Where faeces leave the alimentary canal

Question 14

Pancreas

Answer 14

Produces digestive enzymes

Question 15

Liver

Answer 15

Produces the bile