BIO 256 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED APLUS
●● Which is how food moves through the gastrointestinal tract by using
peristalsis?
Answer: propulsion
●● Which involves movement of indigestible solid wasters form the
gastrointestinal tract?
Answer: defecation
●● The process of deglutition results in
Answer: swallowing
●● Pepsinogen, an inactive digestive enzyme, is secreted by the
Answer: chief cells of the stomach
●● Control of gastric secretion is provided by
Answer: both neural and hormonal mechanisms
,●● The small intestine receives ______ from the liver and gall bladder
and ______ from the pancreas.
Answer: bile, pancreatic juice
●● Which is NOT a component of bile?
Answer: digestive enzymes
●● Which is an exocrine product of the pancreas?
Answer: bicarbonate
●● Which hormone induces secretion of enzyme-rich pancreatic juice?
Answer: CCK (cholecystokinin)
●● Bile production and secretion is promoted by
Answer: secretin
●● Most chemical digestion and absorption occurs in the
Answer: small intestine
●● Inadequate colonic water absorption results in
Answer: diarhea
, ●● Which is NOT a function of the normal bacterial flora of the colon?
Answer: hydrolysis of proteins to supply amino acids
●● The stimulus that brings about the need for defecation is
Answer: distension of rectum
●● You have just eaten a meal high in complex carbohydrates. Which of
the following enzymes will help to digest the meal?
Answer: amylase
●● The absorption of which ion is coupled to the absorption of glucose
or amino acids?
Answer: Na+
●● Digestion of table sugar requires
Answer: sucrase
●● Dietary fats are important because
Answer: they help the body absorb fat-soluble vitamins
●● Select the correct statement about proteins
Answer: Proteins will be used by most cells for ATP synthesis if
insufficient carbohydrates are ingested.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED APLUS
●● Which is how food moves through the gastrointestinal tract by using
peristalsis?
Answer: propulsion
●● Which involves movement of indigestible solid wasters form the
gastrointestinal tract?
Answer: defecation
●● The process of deglutition results in
Answer: swallowing
●● Pepsinogen, an inactive digestive enzyme, is secreted by the
Answer: chief cells of the stomach
●● Control of gastric secretion is provided by
Answer: both neural and hormonal mechanisms
,●● The small intestine receives ______ from the liver and gall bladder
and ______ from the pancreas.
Answer: bile, pancreatic juice
●● Which is NOT a component of bile?
Answer: digestive enzymes
●● Which is an exocrine product of the pancreas?
Answer: bicarbonate
●● Which hormone induces secretion of enzyme-rich pancreatic juice?
Answer: CCK (cholecystokinin)
●● Bile production and secretion is promoted by
Answer: secretin
●● Most chemical digestion and absorption occurs in the
Answer: small intestine
●● Inadequate colonic water absorption results in
Answer: diarhea
, ●● Which is NOT a function of the normal bacterial flora of the colon?
Answer: hydrolysis of proteins to supply amino acids
●● The stimulus that brings about the need for defecation is
Answer: distension of rectum
●● You have just eaten a meal high in complex carbohydrates. Which of
the following enzymes will help to digest the meal?
Answer: amylase
●● The absorption of which ion is coupled to the absorption of glucose
or amino acids?
Answer: Na+
●● Digestion of table sugar requires
Answer: sucrase
●● Dietary fats are important because
Answer: they help the body absorb fat-soluble vitamins
●● Select the correct statement about proteins
Answer: Proteins will be used by most cells for ATP synthesis if
insufficient carbohydrates are ingested.
