Biology 0610 · IGCSE
Physical digestion
53 practice questions on Physical digestion, with worked solutions and instant marking.
In what part of a mammal’s body does mechanical digestion take place?
Feb/March 2018
In what region of a mammal’s body does mechanical digestion take place?
Feb/March 2018
The diagram displays a fat globule (P) in one section of the alimentary canal and the same fat globule (Q) as it is seen in a different section of the alimentary canal. In which sections of the alimentary canal are P and Q located?
Feb/March 2021
The diagrams illustrate the various kinds of human teeth. Which teeth are used to grind food?
Feb/March 2023
The diagrams illustrate the various kinds of human teeth. Which teeth are used for grinding food?
Feb/March 2023
Which of the following statements about teeth are correct?
Feb/March 2024
Which row concerning bile is correct?
Feb/March 2024
The diagram shows the human teeth in the mouth. Which kinds of teeth are used to grind food?
Feb/March 2025
The diagram illustrates the four kinds of human tooth. Which teeth are used to grind food?
Feb/March 2025
What role does bile have?
May/June 2016
The diagram shows a fat globule (P) in one section of the alimentary canal and the same globule (Q) after it has changed in another section of the alimentary canal. In which sections of the alimentary canal are P and Q located?
May/June 2016
Fig. 6.1 compares the alimentary canals of two mammals: an insect-eating bat, which is a carnivore, and a rabbit, which is a herbivore.
May/June 2016
The diagram illustrates a human tooth. Which statement gives the best description of the function of this tooth?
May/June 2017
What kind of tooth is shown in the diagram?
May/June 2017
The diagram shows a person’s teeth. Some teeth are absent. What would this person have difficulty doing?
May/June 2017
The diagram illustrates a human tooth. Which statement most accurately describes what this tooth does?
May/June 2017
The diagram illustrates a person’s teeth. Some of the teeth are missing. What would the person have difficulty doing?
May/June 2017
Fig. 6.1 shows a section through a tooth. State the names of structures F, G and H. Record your answers on Fig. 6.1.
May/June 2018
Red pandas, Ailurus fulgens, and humans share a comparable pattern of teeth. Fig. 1.1 shows a cross-section through one tooth of a red panda. Fig. 1.2 shows the side view of the lower jaw of a red panda.
May/June 2018
The alimentary canal has two functions: mechanical digestion and chemical digestion.
May/June 2018
What functions do human incisors and molars perform?
May/June 2021
Fig. 5.1 displays a cross-section of a human molar tooth.
May/June 2021
Which one of the statements about physical digestion is correct?
May/June 2023
Solid food is taken into the mouth at P and moves into the oesophagus at Q. In what way is the food at Q different from the food at P?
May/June 2023
Which statement concerning physical digestion is correct?
May/June 2023
Join each letter to the name it belongs with by drawing lines. Draw four lines altogether.
May/June 2023
The diagram illustrates the different kinds of teeth in the upper jaw of a human, arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the jaw. Which type of tooth has been circled?
May/June 2024
In the diagram of a human tooth, which layer corresponds to dentine?
May/June 2024
The diagram depicts a human jaw. Which labelled tooth is an incisor?
May/June 2024
Which statement correctly describes molar teeth?
May/June 2024
Which organs carry out physical digestion?
May/June 2024
Why does chewing food make digestion faster?
May/June 2024
Explain why it is important that food is physically broken into smaller pieces.
May/June 2024
The diagram illustrates four distinct kinds of teeth in the upper and lower jaws of a human mouth. Which letters identify the types of teeth shown in the diagram?
May/June 2025
In what parts of the digestive system does physical digestion take place?
May/June 2025
What does the term mechanical digestion mean?
Oct/Nov 2016
This question deals with human nutrition.
Oct/Nov 2016
Solid food enters the mouth at P and enters the oesophagus at Q. In what way is the food at Q different from the food at P?
Oct/Nov 2017
Fig. 4.1 displays the four types of human teeth. Fig. 4.2 gives a diagram showing where the different teeth are positioned in the mouth.
Oct/Nov 2018
Use label lines and labels on Fig. 4.1 to show an incisor tooth and a molar tooth.
Oct/Nov 2018
The diagram illustrates the teeth in the lower jaw of a human. Which of these teeth is a premolar?
Oct/Nov 2019
Fig. 4.1 illustrates the arrangement of a human tooth.
Oct/Nov 2022
Fig. 1.1 presents a side-on view of a human skull, showing the four tooth types and the jaws.
Oct/Nov 2022
The diagram shows the teeth in the lower jaw of a human. Which tooth is a premolar?
Oct/Nov 2023
Which human teeth are used for biting and cutting up food?
Oct/Nov 2023
The diagram illustrates the teeth in the lower jaw of a human being. Which tooth is a molar?
Oct/Nov 2023
The diagram illustrates the teeth in the lower jaw of a human being. Which tooth is a premolar?
Oct/Nov 2023
Which human teeth are used to bite and cut food?
Oct/Nov 2023
The diagram illustrates the four types of teeth found in a human jaw. Which row gives the correct identification of all four types of teeth?
Oct/Nov 2024
What makes the surface area of food larger for enzymes to act on?
Oct/Nov 2025
In which organ do physical digestion and chemical digestion take place?
Oct/Nov 2025
The diagram depicts part of the human digestive system. In which place is food physically digested when the pH is acidic?
Oct/Nov 2025
What does the term physical digestion mean?
Oct/Nov 2025