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V. Reidy, Principal
Biology Department
A. Wagy, Instructor
C) D and E
D) B and E
D) B and C
A) absorption
B) peristalsis
C) excretion
D) emulsification
12. The diagram below represents a portion of the human digestive tract.
The muscular contractions that occur in the region labeled X are known as
A) peristalsis
B) synthesis
C) cyclosis
D) hydrolysis
Questions 13 and 14 refer to the following:
A human was fed a meal containing measured amounts of proteins, starch, and fats. Eight hours later, a
10-milliliter sample of fluid was removed from the humans small intestine for analysis.
13. Based on the relative amounts of nutrients present, which graph best represents the results of the
analysis?
14. Which indicators could be used to test for the presence of some of the substances in the fluid
sample?
A) Fehling's solution and bromthymol blue solution
B) bromthymol blue solution and pH paper
C) Benedict's solution and Lugol's iodine
D) pH paper and Lugol's iodine
For questions 15-16, use the diagram below, select the organ that is most closely related to the
malfunction described.
Method of Digestion
Extracellular, only
Intracellular and Extracellular
Intracellular, only
B) a human
C) an earthworm
D) a paramecium
B) a human
C) an earthworm
D) a paramecium
D) D
E) E
E) E
22. Earthworms have intestinal folds similar to the villi of the human intestine. The function of the
intestinal fold is
A) force the movement of food in one direction through the digestive tract
B) excrete metabolic wastes
C) circulate blood
D) increase the surface area for absorption of digested nutrients
For questions 23-24, use the diagram below.
D) D
E) E
24. This organ allows the grasshopper to live in a dry environment by conserving water.
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E
25. In the fat hydrolysis laboratory, digestion of the cream occurred most rapidly in which test tube?
A) The test tube with cream and blue litmus alone
B) The test tube with cream, bile, and blue litmus
C) The test tube with cream, oancreatic juice, and blue litmus
D) The test tube with cream, pancreatic juice, bile, and blue litmus
26. From the laboratory exercise mentioned in the previous section, it is clear that the incredient
necessary for digestion of fats is:
A) Cream
B) bile
C) pancreatic juice
D) blue litmus
27. Pepsin functions best at which pH?
A) 2
B) 7
C) 9
D) any pH
C) a macromolecule
B) a substrate
D) fiber
D) a nutrient
E) minerals
36. Design a controlled experiment to determine what materials are digested in the stomach.
A. Include the hypothesis.
B. Describe the experimental design.
C. Indicate the control group(s).