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Digestive System Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Ficks law, describes the effects of various factors on the rate of diffusion. Which statement is true?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Fick's law states that diffusion rate increases with a larger surface area, steeper concentration gradient, and thinner membrane.
Question 2 of 5
The cells of the proximal convoluted tubule are specialised to absorb compounds back into the circulatory system. In what way?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Microvilli increase the surface area for reabsorption in the proximal convoluted tubule.
Question 3 of 5
The splitting of fat globules into glycerol and fatty acids is handled by the enzyme
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Lipase is the enzyme that breaks down fats into glycerol and fatty acids during digestion.
Question 4 of 5
The enzyme_________________________________ is made by the pancreas and breaks longer amino acid chains into short amino acid chains.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Trypsin, secreted by the pancreas, breaks down larger polypeptides into shorter peptide chains during protein digestion.
Question 5 of 5
Match: Carbohydrate
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Carbohydrates serve as the body's primary energy source and consist of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms.