Item BF003005: If a person could not digest food anymore, the person would lose weight because most of the molecules from food could not be used for building materials.
If a person could not digest food anymore, what would probably happen to that person? Why?
- The person would gain weight because the undigested food would sit in the person’s body.
- The person would not lose or gain weight, but it would take longer for the body to use the food that was eaten.
- The person would lose weight because most of the molecules from food could not be used for building materials.
- Nothing would change because digestion does not affect the way food is used by the body.
- Distribution of Responses
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- Students Responding Correctly
Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Overall | 3819 | 11081 | 35% |
Grades | |||
6–8 | 2210 | 6815 | 32% |
9–12 | 1595 | 4229 | 38% |
Gender | |||
Male | 1990 | 5374 | 37% |
Female | 1771 | 5507 | 32% |
Primary Language | |||
English | 3454 | 9893 | 35% |
Other | 284 | 928 | 31% |