Front

Ingestion

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Getting food into our bodies

Front

Digestion

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Breaking down food into smaller nutrients

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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Absorption

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Getting nutrients into our bloodstream, so that our cells can use them

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

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Elimination

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Getting rid of waste products

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Where does the digestion of starch begin? Options: esophagus, small intestine, stomach, mouth

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mouth

Front

The muscular tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach?

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esophagus

Front

Where are nutrients absorbed into the blood? Options: esophagus, small intestine, stomach, mouth

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small intestine

Front

The organ where food is mashed and then broken down by acids? Options: esophagus, small intestine, stomach, mouth

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stomach

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Where extra water and minerals are absorbed through the cells of this organ ... Options: liver, small intestine, stomach, large intestine

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large intestine

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Food broken down by physical processes is called

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mechanical digestion