Choose the correct option.
Statement 1: Absorption of salts does not take place in large intestine.
Statement 2: Large intestine helps in absorbing nutrients from the undigested food material.

Only statement 1 is true

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Only statement 2 is true

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Both statements are false

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Both statements are true

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The correct option is C Both statements are false

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Question 3 (b)
Tick (√) mark the correct answer in each of the following:
(b) Water from the undigested food is absorbed mainly in the
(i) stomach (ii) food pipe (iii) small intestine (iv) large intestine

Tick mark the correct answer in each of the following:

(a)Fat is completely digested in the

(i)stomach

(ii)mouth

(iii)small intestine

(iv)large intestine

(b)Water from the undigested food is absorbed mainly in the

(i)stomach

(ii)food pipe

(iii)small intestine

(iv)large intestine

Rewrite the following in the correct sequence as directed within the brackets.
Water absorbed, Undigested food pass into large intestine. Formation of faeces, Absorption of digested nutrients by villi, Egestion (processes in small intestine and large intestine)

Read carefully the following statements regarding the absorption of nutrients. Find the incorrect statements and choose the correct option from the given below codes.

I) Absorption of carbohydrates takes place in the stomach and jejunum part of intestine.

II) The water soluble end products of food can reach the blood and lymph directly.

III) Large intestine and buccal cavity do not functions as the site of absorption.

IV) Large intestine is the site of absorption of about

99 %

of the total water present in the hydrolyzed food.

Q. Which of the following statement is correct?

A. Small intestine is the site for complete digestion of food.
B. The exit of undigested food from the body is controlled by
pyloric sphincter.
C. Herbivores eating grass need a longer small intestine to
allow complete digestion of cellulose.
D. Absorption of digested food takes place in large intestine
with the help of villi.

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Choose the correct option. Statement 1: Absorption of salts does not take place in large intestine. Statement 2: Large intestine helps in absorbing nutrients from the undigested food material.

The correct option is C Both statements are false

Choose the correct option.
Statement 1: Absorption of salts does not take place in large intestine.
Statement 2: Large intestine helps in absorbing nutrients from the undigested food material.