Chapter 2: Food & Digestion - Science Mcqs for Grade 8 - Set 5

1)   Esophagus is also called

a. alimentary canal
b. stomach
c. gullet
d. belly
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ANSWER: gullet

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2)   The part of large intestine which temporarily stores waste material and excretes in the form of feces is called

a. rectum
b. ileum
c. duodenum
d. villi
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ANSWER: rectum

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3)   The swelling in thyroid gland in neck happens in disease

a. goiter
b. anemia
c. rickets
d. nerve degeneration
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ANSWER: goiter

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4)   The first part of small intestine is called

a. duodenum
b. ileum
c. ischium
d. rectum
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ANSWER: duodenum

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5)   The disease which is accompanied by stunted growth and softening of bones is called

a. scurvy
b. rickets
c. kwashiorkor
d. night blindness
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ANSWER: rickets

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6)   To regulate fluids in our body we need

a. sodium
b. iodine
c. iron
d. calcium
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ANSWER: sodium

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7)   Vitamin A, D,E and K are stored in

a. fat tissue
b. nerve cells
c. epidermal cells
d. muscular cells
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ANSWER: fat tissue

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8)   When food leaves the stomach it is termed as

a. bolus
b. chyme
c. waste material
d. ammonia
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ANSWER: chyme

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9)   Large fat droplets are broken down in to smaller droplets by help of

a. proteases
b. bile
c. amylase
d. gastric juice
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ANSWER: bile

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10)   A muscular organ which walls secretes gastric juice is

a. stomach
b. esophagus
c. rectum
d. esophagus
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ANSWER: stomach

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