GCE O-Level · Nutrition and Food Science (6097)

Fats: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 2 written questions with worked solutions. All on Fats.

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Question 1

1 mark

Which of the following describes the correct digestion products of fats in the human body?

Question 2

1 mark

Which of the following dietary modifications provides an effective way to lower the intake of trans fats?

Question 3

1 mark

Which of the following fatty acids contains two or more double bonds in its carbon chain structure?

Question 4

1 mark

Which of the following groups of chemical elements constitute a fat molecule?

Question 5

1 mark

Which type of fat is primarily found in plant oils like olive oil and is characterized by having only one double bond in its fatty acid chain?

Question 6

3 marks

(a) Differentiate between monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats in terms of the number of carbon-carbon double bonds in their chemical structure.
(b) State one rich dietary source of monounsaturated fats.

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Question 7

4 marks

(a) State the three chemical elements that make up a fat molecule.
(b) Name the two end products of fat digestion in the human body.
(c) State two biological functions of fats in the body.

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