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Nutrition in Animals

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Which of the following is not a part of alimentary system of man?

  1. Stomach

  2. Lungs

  3. Buccal cavity

  4. Small intestine

  5. Oesophagus


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lungs is a part of respiratory system.

The digested food is absorbed in ___________.

  1. large intestine

  2. stomach

  3. buccal cavity

  4. liver

  5. small intestine


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The digested food is absorbed in small intestine.

What does the term 'egestion' mean?

  1. Eating food

  2. Swallowing food

  3. Digesting food

  4. Faeces being removed through anus

  5. Nutrients being absorbed through villi


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Faeces being removed through anus is egestion.

Pepsin is a protein-digesting enzyme in our stomach. But this enzyme is mostly secreted as a pro-enzyme called pepsinogen. Why is it secreted in this inactive form?

  1. Active pepsin will digest the wall of stomach in the absence of food.

  2. Active pepsin gets inactivated fast.

  3. Hydrochloric acid in stomach will destroy pepsin.

  4. Active pepsin will break down fats in food.

  5. Inactive pepsinogen gives time for food to reach the stomach by peristalsis.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Active pepsin will digest the wall of the stomach in the absence of food as pepsin is a protein digesting enzyme.

Bile salts are vital for the break down of fats in our digestive system. Which part produces bile salts?

  1. Gall bladder

  2. Villi

  3. Lymph nodes

  4. Liver

  5. Spleen


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Liver produces the fluid called bile, which contains bile salts.

Which of the following is not a function of hydrochloric acid in stomach?

  1. It softens the food.

  2. It activates pepsinogen.

  3. It provides acidic medium for pepsin to act.

  4. It kills bacteria that come along with food.

  5. It activates trypsinogen.


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Hydrochloric acid does not activate trypsinogen, an enzyme in the small intestine.

Though a strong acid like hydrochloric acid is there in the stomach, the stomach wall is well protected by _____________.

  1. muscles

  2. glands

  3. mucus

  4. hair

  5. layer of fat


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mucus protects the stomach wall.

Which of the following is a sanguinivorous animal?

  1. Leech

  2. Cow

  3. Bear

  4. Tiger

  5. Goat


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Leech is sanguinivorous due to its blood-sucking habit.

While cutting and cleaning chicken pieces, a mother was showing her child the various parts. When she showed liver, she said that liver is a gland that can secrete bile, but it cannot store it. Where is it stored?

  1. Pancreas

  2. Gall bladder

  3. Villi

  4. Large intestine

  5. Stomach


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Gall bladder stores bile.

What is peristalsis?

  1. Rhythmic wave-like movements of the food through the alimentary tract

  2. The act of swallowing food

  3. Grinding of food by teeth

  4. Mixing of chewed food with enzymes

  5. Churning of food by stomach


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rhythmic wave-like movement of the food through the alimentary tract is called peristalsis.

Bile juice is secreted from ___________.

  1. stomach

  2. intestine

  3. salivary gland

  4. liver

  5. pancreas


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Liver secretes bile.

ORS is given for __________.

  1. cancer

  2. diabetes

  3. diarrhoea

  4. common cold

  5. allergy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

To overcome the salt and water loss due to diarrhoea, Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) is given.

Which enzyme breaks down starch into simple sugars?

  1. Lipase

  2. Trypsin

  3. Salivary amylase

  4. Pepsin

  5. Chitinase


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Salivary amylase helps to break down starch.

On breaking down proteins, _______________ is/are obtained as basic units.

  1. simple sugars

  2. fatty acids

  3. nucleotides

  4. amino acids

  5. glycerol


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Amino acids are obtained by the break down of proteins. Glycerol is obtained by the break down of fats.

A person eats butter. He wonders, which enzyme digests butter in his body. The enzyme, which will digest it, is _________.

  1. chymotrypsin

  2. lipase

  3. amylase

  4. pepsin

  5. cellulose


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lipase is a pancreatic enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of fats to fatty acids and glycerol or other alcohols.

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