Name :_____________________________

Chapter 6 Nutrition

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WORKSHEET 6.6 : Absorption and Assimilation of Digested Food
1.

In human, the absorption process starts in the ____________ and ends in

the _________.

2.

How are the villi adapted for the process of food absorption?
The villi

Have _____________________, thus increasing their surface area of the

ileum for absorption.
Have very _____________ (only one cell thick) thus digested food can be
absorbed rapidly.
Have _____________to absorb fatty acids and ____________.
Contain a _________________________ for efficient transport of
digested food.

3. Draw and label the structure of a villus:

[10 marks]

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Name :_____________________________

Chapter 6 Nutrition

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4. The diagram below shows the process of absorption in the villus.
Complete the diagram:
VILLUS
Consist of

Lacteal

Blood
Capillaries

function

functions

Fatty acid + glycerol

= droplet of lipid
Facilitated
diffusion
1. __________
2. Amino acid

________Transport
1. Mineral Salts

Transported by

______________

to

Liver

Pass
through

Lymphatic capillaries

to
Thoracic duct and
________________

to
Right and Left
Subclavian Veins

[4 marks]

Score __/__
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Chapter 6 Nutrition

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ANSWERS
WORKSHEET 6.6 : Absorption and Assimilation of Digested Food
1.

In human, the absorption process starts in the

the ileum .

duodenum

2.

How are the villi adapted for the process of food absorption?

and ends in

The villi

Have microvilli , thus increasing their surface area of the ileum for
absorption.
Have very thin walled (only one cell thick) thus digested food can be
absorbed rapidly.
Have lacteals to absorb fatty acids and glycerols.
Contain a network of blood capillaries for efficient transport of
digested food.

3. Draw and label the structure of a villus:

Epithelial cells
Lacteal

Blood capillaries

[10 marks]

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WAJA BIOLOGY 2009
JPN PERAK

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Name :_____________________________

Chapter 6 Nutrition

___________________________________________________________________________
4. Diagram below shows the process of absorption in the villus.
Complete the diagram:

VILLUS
Consist of

Blood Capillaries

Lacteal
function

functions

Fatty acid + glycerol

= droplet of lipid
ActiveTransport
1. Mineral Salts

Facilitated
diffusion
1.Simple
sugar
2. Amino acid

Pass
through

Transported by

Portal hepatic
vein
to

Liver

Lymphatic capillaries

to
Thoracic duct and
right lymphatic
duct
to
Right and Left
Subclavian Veins

[4 marks]

_____________________________________________________________________________
WAJA BIOLOGY 2009
JPN PERAK

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