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Nutrition in Animals (Class VII)

Description: Nutrition In Animals
Number of Questions: 15
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Tags: Biology Science Digestion in Animals Alimentary Canal - Parts and Functions Digestion in Humans
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Rumen of a cow is a part of its

  1. intestine

  2. stomach

  3. caecum

  4. rectum


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: stomach

In people addicted to alcohol, the liver gets damaged because it

  1. has to detoxify the alcohol

  2. stores excess of glycogen

  3. is over stimulated to secrete biles

  4. accumulates excess of fats


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: has to detoxify the alcohol

What is recommended by WHO as a home-made remedy for diarrhoea?

  1. Oral rehydration solution

  2. Oral dehydration solution

  3. Solution of water and salt

  4. Solution of water and sugar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

During diarrhoea, there is an excessive loss of water from the body along with salts and sugar. For this, WHO recommends a home-made solution of water with dissolved salt and sugar known as oral rehydration solution (ORS).

Who discovered the working of stomach?

  1. William Beaumont

  2. Alexis St. Martin

  3. Alexander Fleming

  4. Alexis St. Thomas


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The working of a stomach was an accidental discovery by an American army doctor, William Beaumont, when he saved a man named Alexis St. Martin who was badly hit by a shotgun.

Which type of teeth are known as wisdom teeth?

  1. Molar

  2. Premolar

  3. Canine

  4. Incisor


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Molar teeth are known as wisdom teeth.

The process of building complex body substances by utilising the digested food is known as

  1. assimilation

  2. egestion

  3. ingestion

  4. digestion


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The food absorbed by blood needs to be transported to each and every organ of the body in order to be used to build the complex substances required by the body. This process is known as assimilation.

What are the finger-like outgrowths of small intestine called?

  1. Villi

  2. Bile

  3. Rumen

  4. Cud


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The digested food is absorbed by blood to provide energy. The digestion of food is completed in small intestine and then absorption of food starts with the help of numerous small finger-like projections present in the small intestine known as villi.

The undigested residue of food in amoeba is

  1. expelled out

  2. stored for future use

  3. digested again

  4. absorbed in vacuole


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The food, which is not digested in the body of amoeba, is left as residue and expelled out of the body. 

The passing of watery stools from the body is called

  1. dehydration

  2. rehydration

  3. diarrhoea

  4. food poisoning


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The passing of watery stools from the body is known as diarrhoea, which leads to dehydration, i.e. excess loss of water from the body.

Humans cannot digest cellulose whereas cows can do so because

  1. cows' gut contains certain bacteria capable of digesting cellulose

  2. cows have a many-chambered stomach

  3. cows have efficient molars for grinding

  4. cows produce acids which can digest cellulose


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: cows' gut contains certain bacteria capable of digesting cellulose

Which food component gets broken down into fatty acids and glycerol?

  1. Carbohydrates

  2. Fats

  3. Proteins

  4. Bile juices


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The nutrients which we intake are not directly absorbed by blood. They need to be broken down into simpler forms so that they can be used by the human body. Carbohydrates break down into glucose, proteins into amino acids and fats into fatty acids and glycerol. Bile juice is an example of a digestive juice.

What is the process of removal of faecal matter known as?

  1. Ingestion

  2. Egestion

  3. Assimilation

  4. Digestion


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Faecal matter is the waste material left after digestion of food, which needs to be removed out of the body. This process is known as egestion. Ingestion refers to the intake of food, assimilation to the use of digested food and digestion to the breakdown of complex food.

What is the end product of proteins in the human body?

  1. Fatty acid

  2. Amino acid

  3. Glucose

  4. Glycerol


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The nutrients which we intake are not directly absorbed by blood. They need to be broken down into simpler forms so that they can be used by the human body. Carbohydrates break down into glucose, proteins into amino acids and fats into fatty acids and glycerol.

Where does the digestion of carbohydrates start in humans?

  1. Stomach

  2. Buccal cavity

  3. Small intestine

  4. Large intestine


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Salivary amylase in the buccal cavity starts acting upon the carbohydrates and digests them. 

The major utility of breaking up of food into small bits during chewing is

  1. to reduce the surface area of food

  2. to increase the surface area of food

  3. to enjoy the taste of food

  4. to make food soluble


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: to increase the surface area of food

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