Quiz Name: Nutrition to Teach Science

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1. Nutrition is a _______________.
bunch of nonsense
art form
science
2. The first stage of processing food is ________________.
excretion
absorption
digestion
circulation
metabolism
3. The sensation of taste is acutaly a combination of smelling the food and using taste buds on our tongues.
False
True
4. The tongue detects sensations of:
sour
bitter
sweet
salty
all of the listed options
5. Digestion is the process of breaking food down into a million tiny pieces.
False
True
6. The route food travels in our bodies is 25 ________ long.
a. centimeters
b. inches
c. feet
7. The most slowly digested nutrient is ___________.
fats
carbohydrates
proteins
8. Every cell of the body requires a continuous supply of energy from nutrients and oxygen from the air we breathe.
True
False
9. At any moment, the cells of an active child are busy supplying energy to:
make bones and muscles bigger
create new cells
run and play
send sugar to the brain
all of the listed options
10. Observation, predication, and data collection are skills gained by applying science to gardening.
False
True
11. Plants are the first link in the food chain, providing food energy for other living organisms, including people.
True
False
12. The part of the plants we eat are:
seeds
flowers
fruits
leaves
stems
roots
all of the listed options
13. Asparagus is actually the ___________ of a plant.
leaves
stem
roots
flowers