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The digestive system: exam questions

3 questions, 8 marks. Write your answers on paper, then open each mark scheme.

Question 1

In which organ is bile stored?

  1. Liver
  2. Pancreas
  3. Gall bladder
  4. Duodenum
[1 mark]
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Answer: C (gall bladder)

Question 2

Complete the table to show the function of each organ.

Organs of the digestive system
OrganFunction
Salivary glands
Liver
Colon
Anus
[4 marks]
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  • salivary glands: make / secrete saliva / amylase (1)
  • liver: makes bile (1) allow assimilation / uses absorbed nutrients, e.g. amino acids to make proteins
  • colon: absorbs water (1)
  • anus: egestion / faeces leave the body (1)

Question 3

Define each term. (a) ingestion (b) absorption (c) assimilation

[3 marks]
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  • (a) the taking of substances, e.g. food and drink, into the body (1)
  • (b) the movement of nutrients from the intestines into the blood (1)
  • (c) uptake and use of nutrients by cells (1)