Misconception MEM076:

Food is simply converted into waste materials and eliminated from the body (Smith & Anderson, 1986).

Items that test for misconception MEM076 in this project (THSB Project) and key idea (Animals use carbon-containing molec…)
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ME020002

When a wolf hunts and eats a deer, some of the deer meat goes through chemical reactions in the wolf’s digestive system and then becomes part of the wolf’s body.

4%

ME021003

When a student eats a chicken sandwich, some of the proteins from the chicken meat go through chemical reactions to make new proteins that become part of the student’s body.

3%