Digestion- Physical and Chemical Changes

A change that alters the form or appearance of a material but does not make the material into another substance is a ______________ change.

• physical
• chemical

Is a rotting banana an example of a physical or a chemical change?

• Physical Change
• Chemical Change

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which type of digestion breaks food into simpler nutrients that can be used by the cells?

• Chemical

• Mechanical

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which type of digestion breaks food into smaller pieces?

• mechanical

• chemical

The bacteria in the large intestine can digest some material, creating a gas.

• Physical
• Chemical
• Both
• Neither

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The stomach releases hydrochloric acid and enzymes that break down the protein in meats and turn the protein into amino acids. This change is

• Physical
• Chemical

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which is NOT a function of the Digestive System?

• To rid the body of solid waste
• Absorb nutrients for energy & growth
• Break down nutrients from food
• Pump blood around the body

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

During chemical digestion 

• only changes in size and shape occur
• food is chemically changed by acid, bases and enzymes

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What happens when the food goes to the small intestine?

• nutrients gets into the blood

• the food gets sent to large intestine

• the food gets sent back to the stomach to be digested further

• the food enters the cells near small intestine

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Breaking food down with the use of enzymes is known as

• Chemical Digestion

• Physical Digestion

• Wind Digestion

• Light Digestion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7