0653.B7.3.03 — State the role of chemical digestion in producing small soluble molecules that can be absorbed: past paper questions
Real questions on 0653.b7.3.03 — state the role of chemical digestion in producing small soluble molecules that can be absorbed
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- 0653/33 · May/June 2025 · Q2c[3]
Biological molecules in the diet are a source of energy. Chemical digestion breaks down large biological molecules into smaller ones. Complete the sentences about chemical digestion. Choose words from the list. Each word may be used once, more than once or not at all. absorption fatty acids amino acids glycerol assimil...
See it on the paper → - 0653/21 · May/June 2024 · Q4[1]
Which process produces food molecules that are small enough to be absorbed?
See it on the paper → - 0653/42 · May/June 2024 · Q1b[4]
Two types of digestion occur in the stomach of humans. Complete these sentences about digestion in the stomach. Muscles in the stomach wall contract to break down the food into pieces. This process is called digestion. process of digestion. The soluble molecules produced from the digestion of protein The insoluble prot...
See it on the paper → - 0653/43 · October/November 2023 · Q4a(iii)[2]
Describe how soluble food molecules are absorbed into the blood from the small intestine.
See it on the paper → - 0653/11 · October/November 2022 · Q6[1]
Which statements about chemical digestion are correct? 1 It only occurs in the small intestine. 2 It produces molecules that can be absorbed. 3 It produces smaller soluble molecules.
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What examiners said
Full credit was obtained by many candidates. Amino acids was the most well-known response, followed by absorption and assimilation.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0653/33 Q2(c) (Cambridge)
Only the strongest responses fully described how soluble food molecules are absorbed. Many just repeated the stem of the question using slightly different wording. Although some mentioned walls, they referred to the small intestine given in the question rather than capillary walls or cell membranes. Very few specified that the molecules entered the plasma for transport, and most just said the mole...
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0653/43 Q4(a)(iii) (Cambridge)
The correct answer was the most chosen response. Where candidates chose an incorrect option, they indicated that chemical digestion only occurs in the small intestine. Candidates need to remember salivary amylase (chemical digestion in the mouth).
— Examiner report, October/November 2022, 0653/11 Q6 (Cambridge)
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