Science Chapter 11

What is the liquid like mixture of food former when the juices in the stomach break down swallowed food?

• saliva

• bile

• chyme

How do the teeth help in digestion?

• make food soft and wet

• tear and crush food to help break it down

• push food around inside the mouth

What is one way that the tongue helps in digestion?

• provides stored energy and helps insulate the body

• breaks down food for digestion

• pushes small ball of food toward the back of the throat to be swallowed

What is one of the jobs that saliva has digestion?

• breaks down food for digestion

• helps break down food into chyme

• pushes food around inside the mouth

What digestive organ produces insulin?

• gallbladder

• pancreas

• small intestines

What are the five basic food groups?

• fruits, protein, dairy, vegetables, and grains

• fruit, protein, fats, vegetables, and vitamins

• fruits, minerals, dairy, vegetables, and carbohydrates

The nutrients that provide stored energy and helps insulate the body are called

• protiens

• fat

• carbohydrates

The stretchy storage bag in the digestive tract below the esophagus is called the

• liver

• pancreas

• stomach

Nutrients from the food are absorbed into the blood as chyme passes through the

• Small Intestines

• Stomach

• Mouth

To help you know how much of each food group you need, the food groups are displayed in a

• Place setting (plate)

• Poster

• Pyramid