Biology Assignment 2 – Topic 1 Mock Test

Multiple Choice

1. Intrinsic factor is
a. A protein secreted by the large intestine and is important for the absorption of Vitamin
B12
b. An enzyme secreted by the bush border in the small intestine and breaks down vitamin
B12
c. A protein secreted by the stomach and is necessary for the absorption of B12
d. A hormone responsible for telling us when we are hungry or not
e. None of the above
2. What are the four layers that make up the GI tract?
a. Serosa, submucosa, muscularis, lumen
b. Mucosa, submuscularis, muscularis, serosa
c. Serosa, muscularis, submucosa, mucosa
d. Lumen, serosa, muscularis, submucosa
e. Submuscularis, mucosa, submucosa, muscularis
3. The third process in the four processes of digestion is
a. Secretion and absorption
b. Elimination
c. Digestion
d. Regurgitation
e. Ingestion
4. Chemical digestion is
a. The breaking down of substances through cutting, grinding, chewing
b. The complete eradication of a molecule. It disappeared.
c. The use of enzymes to break molecules and food down
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
5. Salivary glands are located _____________ and are responsible for secreting _______
a. In the mouth; lipase
b. In the mouth; amylase
c. In the small intestine; nucleosidase
d. In the small intestine; trypsin
e. None of the above
6. Chewed up food that has been swallowed and that is making its way towards the stomach is
called
a. Chime
b. Food
c. Bolus
d. Uvula
e. Cecum
 7. Pepsinogen is
a. An enzyme secreted by chief cells in the small intestine to break down proteins
b. An enzyme secreted by parietal cells in the stomach when the pH gets too low
c. An enzyme secreted by chief cells in the stomach to break down proteins
d. An enzyme secreted by parietal cells in the small intestine when the pH gets too low
e. A substance released by goblet cells to protect the lining of the GI tract
8. The Pancreas releases the following enzymes
a. Nucleosidase, amylase, trypsin, lipase
b. Peptidase, lipase, nucleosidase, trypsin
c. Nuclease, trypsin, nucleosidase, amylase
d. Amylase, nuclease, trypsin, lipase
e. None of the above
9. Microvilli
a. Is an accessory organ
b. Secretes bile that aids in the digestion of lipids
c. Are tiny projections located in the large intestine
d. Are tiny projections located in the small intestine
e. b and c are correct
10. trypsin breaks down
a. lipids into emulsified triglycerides
b. polysaccharides into disaccharides
c. complex polypeptides into simple polypeptides
d. nucleotides into sugar, phosphate and base monomers
e. none of the above

True or False

11. ______ peristalsis is the wave like movement of the esophagus to move food from the
pharynx to the stomach
12. _______ lipids are absorbed into the blood capillary
13. _______ bile is stored in the liver and made in the gallbladder
14. _______ chyme passes through the jejunum, then the duodenum, then the ileum
15. _______ proteins, carbohydrates and nucleic acids are absorbed and sent to the liver

Short Answer

16. List the enzymes or chemicals released in the small intestine brush border and their functions
17. Label the diagram

18. Explain why it is important for the body to produce enzymes and chemicals to breakdown food
molecules and what would happen if we couldn’t produce a certain enzyme or chemical.

19. In what instances would food be undigested and what happens to it?

20. Draw and break down a polysaccharide listing where it is broken down and by what enzyme.
ANSWERS BEYOND THIS POINT…..
Multiple Choice

1. Intrinsic factor is
a. A protein secreted by the large intestine and is important for the absorption of Vitamin
B12
b. An enzyme secreted by the bush border in the small intestine and breaks down vitamin
B12
c. A protein secreted by the stomach and is necessary for the absorption of B12
d. A hormone responsible for telling us when we are hungry or not
e. None of the above

*see topic 8 slide 5

2. What are the four layers that make up the GI tract?

a. Serosa, submucosa, muscularis, lumen
b. Mucosa, submuscularis, muscularis, serosa
c. Serosa, muscularis, submucosa, mucosa
d. Lumen, serosa, muscularis, submucosa
e. Submuscularis, mucosa, submucosa, muscularis

*see topic 8 slide

3. The third process in the four processes of digestion is

a. Secretion and absorption
b. Elimination
c. Digestion
d. Regurgitation
e. Ingestion

*see slide 9

4. Chemical digestion is
a. The breaking down of substances through cutting, grinding, chewing
b. The complete eradication of a molecule. It disappeared.
c. The use of enzymes to break molecules and food down
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

*see slide 11

5. Salivary glands are located _____________ and are responsible for secreting _______
a. In the mouth; lipase
b. In the mouth; amylase
c. In the small intestine; nucleosidase
d. In the small intestine; trypsin
e. None of the above

*see slide 15
 6. Chewed up food that has been swallowed and that is making its way towards the stomach is
called
a. Chime
b. Food
c. Bolus
d. Uvula
e. Cecum

*see slide 16

7. Pepsinogen is
a. An enzyme secreted by chief cells in the small intestine to break down proteins
b. An enzyme secreted by parietal cells in the stomach when the pH gets too low
c. An enzyme secreted by chief cells in the stomach to break down proteins
d. An enzyme secreted by parietal cells in the small intestine when the pH gets too low
e. A substance released by goblet cells to protect the lining of the GI tract

*see slide 17

8. The Pancreas releases the following enzymes

a. Nucleosidase, amylase, trypsin, lipase
b. Peptidase, lipase, nucleosidase, trypsin
c. Nuclease, trypsin, nucleosidase, amylase
d. Amylase, nuclease, trypsin, lipase
e. None of the above

*see slide 20 and revisit lab 4

9. Villi
a. Is an accessory organ
b. Secretes bile that aids in the digestion of lipids
c. Are tiny projections located in the large intestine
d. Are tiny projections located in the small intestine
e. b and c are correct

*Slide 30

10. trypsin breaks down

a. lipids into emulsified triglycerides
b. polysaccharides into disaccharides
c. complex polypeptides into simple polypeptides
d. nucleotides into sugar, phosphate and base monomers
e. none of the above

True or False

11. ___T___ peristalsis is the wave like movement of the esophagus to move food from the
pharynx to the stomach
 *See slide 7

12. ___F___ lipids are absorbed into the blood capillary

*see slide 31

13. ___F___ bile is stored in the liver and made in the gallbladder

*see slide 19

14. ___F___ chyme passes through the jejunum, then the duodenum, then the ileum

*see slide 18

15. ___T___ proteins, carbohydrates and nucleic acids are absorbed and sent to the liver

*see slide 31

Short Answer

16. List the enzymes or chemicals released in the small intestine brush border and their functions
 Nucleosidase  breaks down nucleotides into sugars, phosphates, and bases
 Peptidase  breaks down simple polypeptides into amino acids
 Sucrase, maltase, and lactase  break down disaccharides into monosaccharides

See slide 27

17. Label the diagram

 A. Mouth
B. Pharynx
C. Esophagus
D. Stomach
E. Small intestine
F. Large intestine
G. Rectum
H. Anus
I. Salivary glands
J. Liver
K. Gallbladder
L. pancreas

*see slide 13

18. Explain why it is important for the body to produce enzymes and chemicals to breakdown food
molecules and what would happen if we couldn’t produce a certain enzyme or chemical and it
go untreated. Give an example.

It is important for the body to produce enzymes and chemicals so that we can use the molecule
produced from the breakdown for other biological processes throughout the body. For example, glucose
is very important to the process of glycolysis. If our body is not able to convert polysaccharides into the
monosaccharide glucose, our body would be incapable of cellular respiration. This can cause cell death,
sickness and diseases.

19. In what instances would food be undigested and what happens to it?

Food would remain undigested if there were more of one type of molecule than necessary to be
absorbed. If there were more amino acids than proteins to carry the amino acids over the GI tract into
the capillary vessels, then they would proceed down the large intestine to the rectum, then anus, to be
expelled from the body.

20. Draw and break down a polysaccharide listing where it is broken down and by what enzyme.

Amylase from mouth

 Polysaccharide

Disaccharide

Amylase

From

pancres

Monosaccharides (Glucose, Galactose, fructose)

sucrose, maltase, lactase

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