8 A End of Unit Test Standard (S)
Name Class Date
1 Fats and minerals are types of nutrient in food. Name two other types of nutrient in
food.
(Total for Question 1 = 2 marks)
2 Describe what teeth do to food when we chew.
(Total for Question 2 = 1 mark)
3 Three people are talking about
diets. Asha says: I've never
had a diet.
Daniel says: I'm now on a diet because I need to lose
weight. Sylvia says: I've always had a diet.
Give a reason why Sylvia’s answer is the best.
(Total for Question 3 = 1 mark)
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4 The drawing is from an advanced level textbook. The diagram shows the organs
that help with digestion in the body.
(a) Name the organs the food passes through in order, starting with the mouth.
(3)
(b) Give a reason why the body needs to digest food.
(1)
(c) Describe how food is pushed through the oesophagus.
(2)
(d) Describe one adaptation of the small intestine to its role of absorbing digested
food.
(1)
(e) Name the process by which digested food molecules are absorbed into the body.
(1)
(Total for Question 4 = 8 marks)
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5 What is the life process used to release energy from food? Tick one box.
A respiration
B digestion
C reproduction
D circulation
(Total for Question 5 = 1 mark)
6 This pie chart can be used to help people eat in a healthy way.
(a) What percentage of a diet does the pie chart show should be protein? Tick one
box.
A 7%
B 12%
C 15%
D 33%
(1)
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(b) Name one food you would find in the ‘dairy products’ section.
(1)
(Total for Question 6 = 2 marks)
7 Look at the nutritional information on the food label below.
BLOGGS SUPERFLAKES
Amount per 100g Amount per 30g serving
1300 kJ 390kJ
Carbohydrate 66 g 20 g
Protein 5g 1.5 g
Fat 5g 1.5 g
Fibre 6g 1.8 g
Calcium 30 mg 9 mg
(a) What is measured in kJ? Tick one box.
A mass
B weight
C energy
D force
(1)
(b) Superflakes are not a good source of protein. Name one food that is an
excellent source of protein.
(1)
(c) Describe two ways our body can use protein.
(1)
(d) Give a reason why fibre is good for the body.
(1)
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(e) If you add up the masses of the food substances in 100g, there seems to
be nearly 18g missing. What substance might this 18g be? Tick one box.
A sugar
B starch
C vitamin C
D water
(1)
(Total for Question 6 = 5 marks)
8 Food packaging may have colours called ‘traffic lights’ to help people choose more
healthy foods. Green means – there are low amounts of the things you should not
eat too much of.
Amber means – there are medium amounts of the things you should not eat too
much of. Red means – there are high amounts of the things you should not eat
too much of.
LOW per 100g MEDIUM per 100g HIGH per 100g
Fat <3g 3.0–20 g > 20g
Saturated fats < 1.5 g 1.5–5 g >5g
Salt < 0.3 g 0.3–1.5 g > 1.5 g
Sugars <5g 5–15 g > 15g
(a) Here is a set of traffic lights for ‘Minies Milk Chocolate Light Biscuits’.
Name the colour of each rectangle. Use the table to help you.
(2)
Peter likes to eat Minies Milk Chocolate Light Biscuits. When Peter first
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started work as a builder he did a lot of lifting and carrying. Then he was
slim. Now, Pete is a manager and sits at a desk for most of the day. He also
has a big belly.
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(b) Give two reasons why Peter now has a big belly.
(2)
(c) Explain why Peter may gain more weight if he keeps eating a lot of sugary foods.
(1)
(d) Suggest one reason why Peter should lose some weight.
(1)
(e) Peter needs about 9000kJ per day. How many grams of biscuits would he
have to eat to get all the energy he needs for one day?
(1)
(Total for Question 8 = 7 marks)
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9 A student sets up an experiment to test how saliva affects starch.
He sets up five test tubes. Each tube contains 5cm3 of starch suspension.
He adds 1cm3 of saliva to each test tube.
He puts the tubes into water baths at different temperatures.
Every 10 minutes he takes one drop from each tube and mixes it with iodine
solution on a well tray.
He looks for a black
colour. His results look like
this:
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(a) What is the substance that the student is trying to show using iodine solution?
Tick one box.
A sugar
B protein
C starch
D fat
(1)
(b) After 40 minutes, the sample taken from the tube at 25°C does not produce a
black colour with iodine solution. What type of substance in saliva causes this
to happen? Tick one box.
A enzymes
B spit
C chemical
D bile
(1)
(c) At what temperature does the saliva work the fastest?
(1)
(Total for Question 9 = 3 marks)
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