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Test Description: This quiz is designed for a review of the Digestive system in a high school Human Anatomy & Physiology elective course.

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) Which of the following major nutrients must be digested in order to be used by the body?

AWater, Starch, Vitamins BProteins, Lipids, Minerals CLipids, Starch, Proteins DStarch, Vitamins, Proteins

2) This nutrient is used as a primary source of energy.

ALipids BCarboyhydrates CWater DProtein

3) These nutrients function as coenzymes.

AVitamins BMinerals CStarch DLipids

4) The chemical reactions that involve building larger molecules from smaller molecules is known as

ACellular respiration BGlycolysis CAnabolism DCatabolism

5) This major nutrient is most necessary for building cell membranes, myelin sheaths, and for insulating the body.

AProteins BLipids CMinerals DCarbohydrates

6) What are the building blocks of a digested protein molecule?

AGlycerol BSimple sugars CFatty acids DAmino acids

7) Which three of the major nutrients are organic?

AProteins, Carbohydrates, Vitamins BCarbohydrates, Vitamins, Water CLipids, Minerals, Starch DWater, Proteins, Lipids

8) What are the building blocks of a digested starch molecule?

AAmino acids BFatty acids CSimple sugars DGlycerol

9) Which food provides the best source of cellular energy for making ATP?

APasta BSteak CSalad DCheese

10) Metabolism is best defined as

Athe breaking apart of glucose to release chemical energy from its bonds to make ATP. Bthe building of larger molecules or structures from smaller ones. Ca broad term referring to all chemical reactions that are necessary to maintain life. Dthe break down of substances into simpler molecules.

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