Nutrition - 1
Comprehensive quiz covering nutrition types, digestive system anatomy (tongue, teeth), and feeding habits in various organisms including humans, cockroaches, leeches, and bacteria.
Questions
What is the main function of vitamins?
- Body making compounds
- Metabolic regulators
- Energy providing compounds
- Producer of genetic material
According to the nature of feeding habits, what type of organism is an earthworm?
- Parasite
- Frugvivore
- Detritivore
- Insectivore
Which animal exhibits both intracellular and extracellular absorption?
- Amoeba
- Hydra
- Paramecium
- Earthworm
Which of the following organs helps in retaining food in the buccal cavity and in its proper mastication?
- Tongue
- Teeth
- Palate
- Tonsils
What is the storage structure of a cockroach called?
- Gizzard
- Haemocoel
- Cardia
- Ileum
Food is grinded in which organ of the alimentary canal of a cockroach?
- Crop
- Gizzard
- Esophagus
- Cardia
Which kind of papillae is not found in human tongue?
- Vallate
- Fungiform
- Filiform
- Foliate
Which of the following structures attaches the tongue to the mandibles, hyoid by muscles and to the floor of the buccal cavity?
- Papillae
- Frenulum linguae
- Tonsils
- Adenoids
Where are the taste buds for bitter taste located on the tongue?
- Sides of the tongue
- Only on the tip
- Lateral sides of the tongue
- Back of the tongue
How many incisors are present in a human denture?
- 8
- 4
- 12
- Absent
What is the dental formula for permanent teeth in humans?
- 2, 0, 3, 3/1, 0, 2, 3 * 2
- 3, 1, 4, 3/3, 1, 4, 3 * 2
- 2, 1, 2, 3/2, 1, 2, 3 * 2
- 3, 1, 4, 2/3, 1, 4, 3 * 2
Which part of the teeth is sensitive to pain?
- Dentine
- Enamel
- Pulp cavity
- Crown
Which teeth are used for cutting?
- Molars
- Wisdom tooth
- Canines
- Incisors
What is the mode of nutrition for sulphur and iron bacteria?
- Photoautotrophic
- Chemoautotrophic
- Heterotrophic
- Parasitic
How are leeches named on the basis of the nature of nutrition?
- Detritivores
- Insectivores
- Sanguivores
- Piscivores