2024 AQA A LEVEL BIOLOGY
DIGESTION AND ABSORPTION
YEAR 1 EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Where is amylase secreted? - CORRECT-ANSWERSMouth and small intestine
What are the roles of the glands in the digestive system? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSTo produce digestive juices
Name two types of glands in the digestive system - CORRECT-
ANSWERSPancreatic glands
Salivary glands
What is the function of the small intestine in the digestive system? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSIt is where some digestion occurs and the absorption of
soluble food also occurs
What is the function of the stomach in the digestive system? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSIt is where digestion occurs.
It produces hydrochloric acid
What is the role of the liver in the digestive system? - CORRECT-ANSWERSIt
produces bile
What are enzymes? - CORRECT-ANSWERSBiological catalysts with a specific
shape active site
Where is lipase produced? - CORRECT-ANSWERSPancreas and small intestine
Where is lipase secreted? - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe small intestine
Where is protease produced? - CORRECT-ANSWERSStomach, pancreas and
small intestine
Where is protease secreted? - CORRECT-ANSWERSStomach and small
intestine
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