Digestive System and Nutrition Biology
Quiz covering human and animal digestive anatomy, vitamins, nutrition, and enzyme function in the digestive tract.
Questions
Scurvy is due to the deficiency of
- retinol
- calciferol
- thiamine
- ascorbic acid
In ruminants, the chamber of stomach which secretes digestive enzymes and HCl is
- rumen
- reticulum
- omasum
- abomasum
Which of the following is a non-essential amino acid?
- Isoleucine
- Leucine
- Tyrosine
- None of these
Calorific value of fat is
- 4.2 kcal/gram
- 9.5 kcal/gram
- 4.1 kcal/gram
- 5.1 kcal/gram
The chemical name of vitamin D is
- retinol
- calciferol
- tocopherol
- menadione
Citrus fruits and amla (gooseberry) are the chief source of vitamin .........
- ascorbic acid
- retinol
- calciferol
- tocopherol
pH of pancreatic juice is
- 7
- 2
- 1
- 8.9
The ruminant stomach has four parts, but camel lacks one part, i.e.
- omasum
- rumen
- reticulum
- abomasum
Anti-xerophthalmia vitamin is .......
- vitamin D
- vitamin E
- vitamin K
- vitamin A
Coprophagus animals eat ...........
- fruits
- own faeces
- blood
- fishes
Bring out the matching pair.
- Rennin-lipid
- Trypsin-starch
- Amylase-starch
- Maltase-lactose
Gastric juice contains ........
- pepsin, lipase and rennin
- trypsin, lipase and rennin
- trypsin, pepsin and lipase
- trypsin, pepsin and rennin
Pernicious anaemia is due to the deficiency of vitamin
- thiamin
- riboflavin
- niacin
- cyanocobalamin
Which enzyme in duodenum activates pancreatic enzyme trypsinogen?
- Rennin
- Chymotrypsin
- Carboxypeptidase
- Enteropeptidase
In mammals, Brunner’s glands are present in submucosa coat of
- oesophagus
- duodenum
- ileum
- stomach