Here are 10 One-Word Answer Type Questions from the topic Large Intestine (from your provided PDF), with answers and explanations after each question as requested:
One-Word Answer Type Questions
Topic: Large Intestine
1. Question: What is the main function of the large intestine?
• Answer: Absorption
• Explanation: The large intestine absorbs water and some salts from the undigested food.
2. Question: What is the approximate length of the large intestine?
• Answer: 1.5 metres
• Explanation: The large intestine is about 1.5 metres long and wider than the small intestine.
3. Question: What is the semi-solid waste stored in the rectum called?
• Answer: Faeces
• Explanation: Faeces are the undigested waste material stored in the rectum.
4. Question: What is the process of removal of undigested waste called?
• Answer: Egestion
• Explanation: Egestion is the process of expelling undigested food from the body.
5. Question: In which part of the large intestine is faeces stored temporarily?
• Answer: Rectum
• Explanation: The rectum stores faeces before they are expelled through the anus.
6. Question: What is the opening through which faeces is expelled?
• Answer: Anus
• Explanation: Faeces are expelled from the body through the anus.
7. Question: Which substance is mainly absorbed in the large intestine?
• Answer: Water
• Explanation: The large intestine primarily absorbs water from the undigested food.
8. Question: What is the movement of undigested food in the large intestine called?
• Answer: Peristalsis
• Explanation: Peristalsis is the wave-like muscular movement that moves waste towards the rectum.
9. Question: What is the function of mucus in the large intestine?
• Answer: Lubrication
• Explanation: Mucus lubricates the walls of the large intestine to ease the passage of faeces.
10. Question: What type of digestion occurs in the large intestine?
• Answer: None
• Explanation: No digestion occurs in the large intestine; only absorption of water and egestion of waste take place.
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