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Absorption of nutrients takes place in (large intestine/small intestine).

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Important Questions on Nutrition in Animals

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What reagent do you use to prove action of Saliva on Starch?

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Match the following:

List A List B
(i) Pepsin a. Carbohydrates
(ii) Amylase b. Proteins
(iii) Lipase c. Fats
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The enzyme that is responsible for break down of starch into simple sugar in human mouth is-

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Eating chapati by chewing it very slowly tastes sweeter. Why?
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Write the name of an enzyme secreted by salivary gland.

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Which enzyme starts the digestion in human beings?

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Name the enzyme found in the saliva.
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Name the following:

The first enzyme to mix with food in the digestive tract

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The enzyme contained by our saliva is called
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Understand the relationship and complete the following.

Example: Children : milk teeth :: Adult : Permanent teeth

Molars : broad and flat : : Canines : _____(sharp teeth/curved teeth).

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Blood picks up digested food from the small intestine. 
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The undigested food in the large intestine passes out through the
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Name the organs that make up the alimentary canal.
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Fill in the blank choosing the correct word in the bracket.

An adult person has 32 teeth. Out of these, twelve are: _____ [canines/molars].

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Why does oesophagus have a long tube?
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Name the hardest substance in our body.
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What happens to the undigested food in the body?
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Write the names of the organs through which food passes in the correct order.