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Nutrition in Animals

Science ยท Grade 7 ยท Week 2 ยท 25 questions

Food provides the energy and nutrients your body needs to grow, repair, and function. Understanding nutrition helps you make informed choices about what you eat.

What you'll practise

  • Identify major nutrients and their sources
  • Explain the role of each nutrient in the body
  • Understand balanced diet principles
  • Describe the process of digestion
All 25 questions in this Nutrition in Animals quiz

Grade 7 Science โ€” Nutrition in Animals: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.

  1. What is holozoic nutrition?
  2. The human digestive system breaks down food into
  3. Which organ secretes gastric juice containing enzymes and hydrochloric acid?
  4. The function of the small intestine is to
  5. Bile is produced by the
  6. Which enzyme breaks down proteins in the stomach?
  7. Ruminant animals like cows have a special stomach chamber that helps them
  8. A ruminant is an animal that
  9. In amoeba, the process of ingesting food is called
  10. After food is swallowed, it moves down the esophagus through a process called
  11. The enzyme amylase in saliva begins the breakdown of
  12. The large intestine absorbs mainly
  13. Which of the following is NOT a part of the human digestive system?
  14. The breakdown of food with the help of enzymes is called
  15. Ingested food in amoeba is enclosed in a
  16. The esophagus is a tube that connects the
  17. Which gland secretes pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes?
  18. The process by which digested food is taken into the blood is called
  19. Teeth adapted for tearing meat are called
  20. Omnivorous animals can digest both plant and animal material because they have
  21. What happens to digested food that the body cannot absorb?
  22. In amoeba, after digestion is complete, waste material is expelled by
  23. The primary function of the stomach is to
  24. Which of the following animals is a strict herbivore?
  25. The rectum stores feces before elimination through the
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What is holozoic nutrition?