Which process in the diagram would occur the most after eating a fatty meal of french fries and ice cream?

Question

A.  II

B.  I

C.  III

D.  II and III equally

E.  I and II equally



Clarify Question

· What is the key concept addressed by the question?

· What type of thinking is required?



Gather Content

· What do you know about the digestion of fats? What other information is related to the question?



Choose Answer

· Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?



Reflect on Process

· Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?

Answer 1

A.  II

Clarify Question
· What is the key concept addressed by the question?
        o The question asks about the digestion of fats.
· What type of thinking is required?
        o You are being asked to apply your knowledge about the digestion of fats.

Gather Content
· What do you know about the digestion of fats? What other information is related to the question?
        o French fries and ice cream both contain lots of fat (panel II). French fries also contain starch (panel III). Panel I is the digestion of proteins into amino acids that are absorbed into the blood stream. Panel III is the digestion of starch into glucose which is also absorbed into the blood stream. Panel II is the digestion of fats which are packaged into chylomicrons and secreted into the intestinal lymph.

Choose Answer
· Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
        o Given that both French fries and ice cream contain fat and panel II shows the digestion of fats, the best answer is panel II.

Reflect on Process

· Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?
        o This question asked you to apply your knowledge about the digestion of fats. If you got the correct answer, great job! If you got an incorrect answer, where did the process break down? Did you think that ice cream and French fries both contain a lot of protein or starch? Did you think that panel II was the digestion of protein or starch?