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Item EB070001: Amino acids but not proteins pass from the digestive system to the circulatory system.
Do proteins or amino acids pass from the digestive system to the circulatory system?
- Both proteins and amino acids pass from the digestive system to the circulatory system.
- Proteins pass from the digestive system to the circulatory system, but amino acids do not.
- Amino acids pass from the digestive system to the circulatory system, but proteins do not.
- Neither amino acids nor proteins pass from the digestive system to the circulatory system.
Pre-Test
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 120 |
6–8 n = 0 |
9–12 n = 101 |
Male n = 59 |
Female n = 47 |
English n = 91 |
Other n = 6 |
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| A. | Both proteins and amino acids pass from the digestive system to the circulatory system. | 27% | NAN% | 26% | 27% | 26% | 26% | 33% |
| B. | Proteins pass from the digestive system to the circulatory system, but amino acids do not. | 37% | NAN% | 39% | 34% | 40% | 38% | 33% |
| C. | Amino acids pass from the digestive system to the circulatory system, but proteins do not. | 26% | NAN% | 25% | 25% | 23% | 24% | 17% |
| D. | Neither amino acids nor proteins pass from the digestive system to the circulatory system. | 11% | NAN% | 11% | 14% | 11% | 11% | 17% |
Post-Test
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 144 |
6–8 n = 0 |
9–12 n = 133 |
Male n = 71 |
Female n = 59 |
English n = 121 |
Other n = 10 |
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| A. | Both proteins and amino acids pass from the digestive system to the circulatory system. | 42% | NAN% | 41% | 39% | 42% | 40% | 50% |
| B. | Proteins pass from the digestive system to the circulatory system, but amino acids do not. | 13% | NAN% | 14% | 10% | 19% | 13% | 30% |
| C. | Amino acids pass from the digestive system to the circulatory system, but proteins do not. | 33% | NAN% | 34% | 38% | 29% | 36% | 20% |
| D. | Neither amino acids nor proteins pass from the digestive system to the circulatory system. | 12% | NAN% | 11% | 13% | 10% | 11% | 0% |