Biology 5090 · 8 Human nutrition
8.3 Absorption and assimilation
Explain nutrient absorption and assimilation, detailing villi structure, water uptake, and the hepatic portal vein.
- Questions
- 93
- Years
- 2004–2026
- Multiple choice
- 62
- Written answer
- 31
- Average marks
- 4
Where this subtopic appears
- Paper 1variants 01, 11, 1262
- Paper 2variants 02, 21, 2230
- Paper 6variants 611
Questions by year
| Year | May/June | Oct/Nov | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | – | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2014 | – | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2012 | 4 | – | 4 |
| 2011 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
