4B - Diet and Digestion Knowledge Test

Candidate Name:
1) What are the five food groups of a human diet?
2) What type of carbohydrate is used by the body for slow release energy?
3) What type of carbohydrate is used by the body for quick release energy?
4) What are Lipids used for?
5) What does the body use Protein for?
6) Which food group is needed in small quantities for a healthy body?
7) What is Dietary Fibre needed for?
8) What is the definition for a 'Balanced Diet'?
9) Which food type(s) are required in the greatest proportion
10) What is the definition of a food group?
11) What is the definition of a food type?
12) Which food type provides vitamins, minerals and fibre?
13) Which 4 types of food provide slow release energy (starch)?
14) Which food type provides vitamins, minerals and lipids?
15) What food group do meat, fish, eggs and beans provide?
16) What type of carbohydrate does food high in energy contain?
17) What type of energy is stored in food?
18) What is food energy measured in (in catering)?
19) What is food energy measured in (in science)?
20) How are the energy requirements of a healthy diet calculated?
21) What do we require energy for?
22) What is the term for the energy required just to stay alive?
23) What is the amount of energy you used during the day called?
24) What does BMR depend on?
25) What does AMR depend on?
26) How do you work out someones total energy requirements?
27) What happens if someone consumes more energy than they use?
28) What happens if someone consumes less energy than they use?
29) What is the medical term for someone who is excessively fat?
30) What health problems does obesity cause?
31) When does starvation occur?
32) What can happen when you do not consume enough vitamins or minerals?
33) Which organ system is involved in digestion?
34) Which organs are part of the digestive system?
35) How is food broken down in the mouth?
36) What is the result of of having smaller pieces of food?
37) How does a larger surface area affect digestion?
38) How is food broken down in the stomach?
39) Where are the nutrients from absorbed?
40) How are nutrients absorbed in the small intestine?
41) What is the role of the villi? Explain your answer.
42) Compare the concentrations of nutrients in the small intestine to the blood surround it.
43) Why is there a great concentration gradient?
44) Why is the small intestine so long?
45) What happens to the excess water?
46) What is faeces?
47) What are enzymes and where are they produced?
48) Which enzyme breaks down carbohydrates?
49) Which food does protease break down?
50) Where is lipase used?
51) Which other enzymes are found in the small intestines?
52) How do the nutrients reach the blood stream?
53) How is the lining of the small intestines adapted?
54) What is absorbed through the lining of the large intestines?
55) What happens to the undigested food?
56) What role does bacteria play in the human digestive system?
57) How do the Big Ideas link to this topic?

a) Forces:

b) Particles:

c) Energy:

d) Cells: