Diet, drugs and health - Test Bite

1. What is the main reason why we need protein in our diet?

for energy
to provide roughage
for growth and repair

2. What are the nutrients needed for energy?

carbohydrate and fat
carbohydrate and fibre
fat and minerals

3. Which nutrient cannot be digested?

fibre
fat
protein

4. Which nutrients do not need to be digested?

protein, minerals and vitamins
minerals, vitamins and water
fat, minerals and vitamins

5. What is the correct order for food passing through the digestive system?

stomach - large intestine - small intestine
small intestine - stomach - large intestine
stomach - small intestine - large intestine

6. What is mainly absorbed in the large intestine?

water
digested food
fibre

7. Where is most digested food absorbed?

in the stomach
in the small intestine
in the gullet

8. What is produced when proteins are digested?

sugars
fatty acids and glycerol
amino acids

9. What does lipase digest?

carbohydrates
proteins
fats

10. What gives the small intestine a large surface area?

lots of loops of intestine
thin walls
villi

11. When faeces are passed out of the body, this is called:

ingestion
egestion
indigestion

12. Approximately what proportion of deaths in the UK from lung cancer are caused by smoking?

10%
25%
80%

13. What is the addictive substance in tobacco smoke?

nicotine
tar
carbon monoxide

14. One of the main substances in tobacco smoke that causes cancer is:

carbon monoxide
carbon dioxide
tar

15. Which statement about drugs is correct?

all drugs are medicines.
most drugs have no effect on the body.
alcohol and tobacco are legal drugs.