Digestive System

The physical movement or pushing of food along the digestive tract in wave-like movements is known as ____.

• absorption

• peristalsis

• reabsorption

• digestion

Salivary amylase breaks down which of the following?

• carbohydrates

• protein

• lipid

• fats

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The digested, viscous, semi-fluid contents of the small intestine are known as ____.

• bolus

• chyle

• plicae

• chyme

Excess glucose and other monosaccharides can be stored in the liver as animal starch, which is called ____.

• amylase

• glycogen

• lipase

• bile