Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. Which part of the digestive system stores bile? a) Liver
b) Gall bladder✔
c) Stomach
d) Pancreas
2. What breaks down sugars in the mouth? a) Lipase
b) Amylase✔
c) Trypsin
d) Pepsin
3. Where does absorption of most food nutrients take place? a) Stomach
b) Large intestine
c) Small intestine ✔
d) Esophagus
4. Which enzyme breaks down proteins in the stomach? a) Lipase
b) Amylase
c) Pepsin✔
d) Maltase
5. The rectum’s main function is: a) Digestion
b) Enzyme production
c) Temporary storage of waste✔
d) Absorption of vitamins
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True/False
6. The appendix plays a major role in digestion. (True/False)✖
7. The liver produces enzymes that digest proteins. (True/False)✖
8. Mucus in the stomach protects its wall from acid. (True/False)✔
9. The pancreas only digests fats. (True/False)✖
10. The anus is involved in defecation. (True/False)✔
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Fill in the Blanks
11. __________ enzyme in the saliva helps break down sugar. Ptyalin
12. __________ helps in digestion of starch and glycogen. Amylase
13. The __________ stores food temporarily. Stomach
14. The gall bladder stores __________. Bile
15. The __________ intestine absorbs water and ions. Large
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Match the Following
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Bonus: Rapid Fire (Answer in one word)
21. Which organ breaks down alcohol? Liver
22. Where does pepsin work? Stomach
23. What part moves food to the stomach? Oesophagus?
24. Which part produces bile? Liver
25. Which enzyme digests fats? Lipase
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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. Which enzyme is present in both saliva and pancreatic juice? a) Lipase
b) Amylase✔
c) Protease
d) Pepsin
2. What is the end product of protein digestion? a) Glucose
b) Amino acid✔
c) Fatty acid
d) Nucleic acid
3. Pepsin is active in which digestive juice? a) Saliva
b) Gastric juice✔
c) Pancreatic juice
d) Intestinal juice
4. Lipase acts on: a) Proteins
b) Carbohydrates
c) Fats✔
d) Nucleic acids
5. Which enzyme digests milk protein casein? a) Pepsin
b) Rennin✔
c) Trypsin
d) Lactase
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True/False
6. Maltase breaks down maltose into two glucose molecules. (True/False)✔
7. Trypsin and chymotrypsin both act on carbohydrates. (True/False)✖
8. Lipase converts fats into fatty acids and glycerol. (True/False)✔
9. Sucrase digests lactose. (True/False)✖
10. Nucleases act on nucleic acids. (True/False)✔
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Fill in the Blanks
11. The enzyme __________ breaks proteins into polypeptides in the stomach. Pepein
12. __________ is the enzyme that breaks down starch in the mouth. Ptyalin or amylase
13. __________ breaks down lactose into glucose and galactose. Sucrase
14. The digestion of nucleic acids is done by __________. Nucleases
15. __________ and __________ from pancreatic juice break down polypeptides into amino acids. Trypsin and chymotrypsin
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Match the Following
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Who am I? (Riddle Style)
21. I’m found in both mouth and pancreas, love to munch on starch. Who am I? Amylase
22. I’m the stomach’s slicing sword, cutting proteins with acid’s help. Who am I? I know that hcl breaks down proteins
23. I’m tiny but mighty, turning polypeptides into smooth amino acids in your small intestine. Who am I? Trypsin
24. I break nucleotides into nitrogenous base + sugar + phosphate. Who am I? Nucleases
25. Without me, your butter won’t become fatty acid + glycerol. Who am I? Gastric lipase
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MCQs: Hormone Edition
1. Which hormone is known as pancreozymin? a) Secretin
b) Gastrin
c) Cholecystokinin (CCK)✔
d) Somatostatin
2. What does Gastrin stimulate? a) Bile secretion
b) Pancreatic enzyme secretion
c) Gastric juice secretion✔
d) Mucus secretion
3. Which hormone inhibits the secretion of gastric juice and reduces gastric contraction? a) GIP (Enterogastrone)✔
b) Secretin
c) VIP
d) Ghrelin
4. Which hormone stimulates Brunner’s gland? a) Secretin
b) Enterocrinin
c) Deocrinin✔
d) GIP
5. Which hormone causes dilation of blood capillaries in the intestinal wall? a) Peptide YY
b) VIP✔
c) Somatostatin
d) Gastrin
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True/False
6. Secretin is secreted from the pancreas. (True/False)✖ (duodenum)
7. Peptide YY helps regulate appetite and absorption. (True/False)✔
8. Enterokinin activates maltase, sucrase, and lactase. (True/False)✔
9. Ghrelin decreases hunger during digestion. (True/False)✔?
10. Somatostatin is secreted from D-cells of the stomach and pancreas. (True/False)✔
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Fill in the Blanks
11. __________ is the first discovered digestive hormone. Secretin
12. __________ is also known as Gastric Inhibitory Peptide. Enterogastrone
13. __________ is secreted from the duodenum and stimulates bile secretion. Cholecystokinin
14. __________ inhibits the movement of the stomach. Enterogastrone
15. __________ acts as a hunger stimulator in the brain. Ghrelin
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Match the Following: Hormone to Action
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Who Am I? (Hormone Riddles)
21. I’m the OG hormone, making bile secretion my thing and calling myself pancreozymin too. Who am I? Secretin or Cholecystokinin
22. I like to slow things down, reduce gastric juice, and chill the stomach’s vibe. Who am I? Gip
23. I’m all about energy and hunger; I make you go raiding the fridge. Who am I? Ghrelin
24. I’m secreted from D-cells and like to shut down both gastric and pancreatic parties. Who am I? Somatostatin
25. I’m the reason your intestinal capillaries go into “expansion mode.” Who am I? Peptide yy?
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QUIZ ROUND 2: “Digestive Drama: Enzymes & Juices Gone Wild”
MCQs: Enzyme Party Crashers
1. Which enzyme is found in saliva and breaks down starch?
a) Lipase
b) Amylase✔
c) Pepsin
d) Maltase
2. What does trypsin do?
a) Digest lipids
b) Convert polypeptides to peptides✔
c) Break down starch
d) Absorb glucose
3. Which organ secretes pepsinogen?
a) Liver
b) Stomach✔
c) Pancreas
d) Small intestine
4. What activates pepsinogen into pepsin?
a) Bile
b) HCl✔
c) Mucus
d) Lipase
5. Lipase acts on which substance?
a) Protein
b) Carbohydrates
c) Fats✔
d) Nucleic acids
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True/False: Juicy Facts
6. Gastric juice contains lipase, pepsinogen, and HCl. (T/F)✔
7. Bile helps emulsify fats but has no enzymes. (T/F)✔
8. Carboxypeptidase digests fats. (T/F)✖
9. Pancreatic juice is secreted in the stomach. (T/F)✖
10. Maltase converts maltose into two glucose molecules. (T/F)✖
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Fill in the Blanks
11. __________ digests proteins into peptides in the stomach. Pepsin
12. __________ converts lactose into glucose and galactose. Lactase
13. __________ and __________ are the two lipases involved in fat digestion. Gastric lipase and pancreatic lipase
14. __________ juice contains trypsin, amylase, lipase, and nucleases. pancreatic
15. __________ breaks down DNA and RNA. Nucleases
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Match the Following: Enzyme to Job Title
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Rapid Fire: Where Am I Secreted?
21. Pepsin – __________ stomach
22. Lipase – __________ (List all sources!) mouth (lingual), stomach (gastric), pancreas (pancreatic)
23. Amylase – __________ stomach
24. Trypsin – __________ small intestine
25. Maltase – __________ mouth
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Bonus: “Which Digestive Juice Am I?”
26. I’m a greenish fluid, made in the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and I emulsify fats. Who am I? Bile
27. I come from the pancreas and have enzymes for protein, lipid, carb, AND nucleic acid digestion. Who am I? Pancreatic juice
28. I’m secreted in your mouth and start breaking down carbs while you're chewing. Who am I? Ptyalin
29. I’m acidic and scary, and I turn pepsinogen into pepsin. Who am I? Hcl
30. I don’t digest anything but help the intestines by making food slippery and soft. Who am I? Mucus
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