Nutrition - Multiple Choice Test

Question 1

Question:    Nutrition includes the study of _____________.

1.	the organism's food
2.	process of digestion
3.	the way an organism obtains food
4.	all of the above

Answer:    4

Question 2

Question:    Autotrophic organisms include ____________.

1.	green plants and sulphur bacteria
2.	green plants and all the bacteria
3.	bacteria and virus
4.	bacteria and fungi

Answer:    1

Question 3

Question:    Organisms that synthesise their own food are called _________________.

1.	green plants
2.	sulphur bacteria
3.	autotrophs
4.	purple-sulphur bacteria

Answer:    3

Question 4

Question:    Amoeba feeds with the help of _______________.

1.	tentacles
2.	pseudopodia
3.	food vacuole
4.	none of the above

Answer:    2

Question 5

Question:    An example of higher plant parasite is __________.

1.	Pythium
2.	Phytophthora
3.	Agaricus
4.	Cuscuta

Answer:    4

Question 6

Question:    Example of chemosynthetic bacteria are _____________.

1.	E. coli
2.	sulphur bacteria
3.	cyanobacteria
4.	nitrobacter

Answer:    4

Question 7

Question:    An example of a fluid feeder is __________________.

1.	aphid
2.	hydra
3.	amoeba
4.	earthworm

Answer:    1

Question 8

Question:    In saprophytes, food is digested ______________.

1.	within the cells
2.	in the digestive tract
3.	outside the cells
4.	within the food vacuole

Answer:    3

Question 9

Question:    Parotid gland is a /an_______________.

1.	gastric gland
2.	intestinal gland
3.	salivary gland
4.	none of the above

Answer:    3

Question 10

Question:    Erepsin converts ________________.

1.	proteins into amino acids
2.	proteins into peptides
3.	peptides into amino acids
4.	none of the above

Answer:    3

Question 11

Question:    An enzyme that acts only in an acidic medium is ______.

1.	pepsin
2.	trypsin
3.	rennin
4.	amylase

Answer:    1

Question 12

Question:    A non-enzyme protein present in the saliva is _________.

1.	heparin
2.	mucin
3.	ptyalin
4.	none of the above

Answer:    2

Question 13

Question:    Coprophagy refers to feeding on ________________.

1.	insects
2.	dead matter
3.	faeces
4.	decomposing matter

Answer:    3

Question 14

Question:    Absorption is maximum in the small intestine because of ___________.

1.	the presence of villi
2.	its length
3.	its thin walls
4.	all the above

Answer:    4

Question 15

Question:    Photolysis is ______________.

1.	the absorption of light by chlorophyll
2.	the assimilation of carbon dioxide
3.	the splitting of water
4.	none of the above

Answer:    3

Question 16

Question:    The optimum level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is _________.

1.	0.3%
2.	0 .04%
3.	0 .1%
4.	0 .03%

Answer:    4

Question 17

Question:    Pyloric valve is present in the _____________.

1.	heart
2.	liver
3.	stomach
4.	intestine

Answer:    3

Question 18

Question:    Mastication is ______________.

1.	digestion
2.	absorption
3.	assimilation
4.	chewing

Answer:    4

Question 19

Question:    In the mouth the food is formed into __________.

1.	chyme
2.	chyle
3.	bolus
4.	pellets

Answer:    3

Question 20

Question:    An example of a herbivore is ___________.

1.	amoeba
2.	hydra
3.	grasshopper
4.	none of the above

Answer:    3

Question 21

Question:    Appendix is a part of _________.

1.	ileum
2.	duodenum
3.	caecum
4.	colon

Answer:    3

Question 22

Question:    Bile juice is secreted by ______________.

1.	liver
2.	pancreas
3.	salivary gland
4.	intestine

Answer:    1

Question 23

Question:    Bile juice is _______________.

1.	alkaline
2.	acidic
3.	neutral
4.	near acidic

Answer:    1

Question 24

Question:    The three portions of the small intestine, in the correct order, are _____________.

1.	caecum, colon, rectum
2.	ileum, duodenum, jejunum
3.	colon, caecum, rectum
4.	duodenum, jejunum, ileum

Answer:    4

Question 25

Question:    The enzyme that is secreted in an inactive form is _______.

1.	lipase
2.	trypsin
3.	rennin
4.	ptyalin

Answer:    2

Question 26

Question:    Exchange of gases in higher plants takes place through _____________.

1.	lenticels
2.	roots
3.	stomata
4.	stem

Answer:    3

Question 27

Question:    Insectivorous plants grow in soil deficient in _________.

1.	calcium
2.	phosphorus
3.	nitrogen
4.	water

Answer:    3

Question 28

Question:    Photosynthesis is _______________.

1.	a catabolic reaction
2.	an anabolic reaction
3.	an energy releasing reaction
4.	none of the above

Answer:    2

Question 29

Question:    The digestive juice that is almost neutral is ____________.

1.	gastric juice
2.	bile juice
3.	pancreatic juice
4.	none of the above

Answer:    3

Question 30

Question:    Haustoria of parasites are modified _____________.

1.	roots
2.	branches
3.	leaves
4.	none of the above

Answer:    1

Question 31

Question:    The molecules known as the energy currency of the cell are ________________.

1.	NAD
2.	NADP
3.	ATP
4.	ADP

Answer:    3

Question 32

Question:    The mode of nutrition in non-green plants is called ______________.

1.	autotrophic
2.	heterotrophic
3.	holozoic
4.	holophytic

Answer:    2

Question 33

Question:    Which of the following are chiefly digested in the stomach?

1.	carbohydrates
2.	proteins
3.	fats
4.	lipids

Answer:    2

Question 34

Question:    The reactants of photosynthesis reaction are carbon dioxide and _____________.

1.	chlorophyll
2.	sunlight
3.	water
4.	oxygen

Answer:    3

Question 35

Question:    Large intestine in man mainly carries out _____________.

1.	digestion of fats
2.	absorption
3.	assimilation
4.	digestion of carbohydrates

Answer:    2

Question 36

Question:    Mode of nutrition in green plants is called ______________.

1.	heterotrophic
2.	holozoic
3.	holophytic
4.	saprotrophic

Answer:    3

Question 37

Question:    The part of the digestive system where no digestion takes place is ______________.

1.	mouth
2.	oesophagus
3.	ileum
4.	stomach

Answer:    2

Question 38

Question:    The largest gland of the body is _____________.

1.	parotid gland
2.	liver
3.	pancreas
4.	submandibular gland

Answer:    2