Topic 8A- Digestion

Question 0

What substances do we need from food? (Hint: Victor Can’t Fight With Paddy For Mentos)

Answer 0

Vitamins
Carbohydrates
Fibre
Water
Protein
Fats 
Minerals

Question 1

Why do we need to eat?

Answer 1

To provide or body with the substances that are needed.

Question 2

What do we need carbohydrates for?

Answer 2

Energy

Question 3

What do we need protein in our diet for?

Answer 3

Growth and repair

Question 4

What do we need vitamins in our diet for?

Answer 4

General Health

Question 5

What do we need minerals for?

Answer 5

General Health

Question 6

What do we need fibre in our diet for?

Answer 6

To move food through our intestines.

Question 7

What do we need water in our diet for?

Answer 7

Water dissolves substances and fills up cells.

Question 8

What unit is energy measured in?

Answer 8

Joules (Kilo Joules= Kj)

Question 9

What are the three different enzymes that work in the digestive system? What do they break up - into what?

Answer 9

Amylase- breaks up CARBOHYDRATES into SUGAR.

Protease- breaks up PROTEINS into AMINO ACIDS.

Lipease- breaks up FATS into GLYCEROL.

Question 10

Where does food enter into the digestive system?

Answer 10

Through the gullet.

Question 11

What do each intestines do in digestion?

Answer 11

Small intestine- food goes into blood through villi.

Large intestine- removes water from food.

Question 12

How does the stomach take place in digestion?

Answer 12

Uses acids to break up food (also enzymes)