Grade 8 Quiz: Digestion Process

The chewing of your food is called what?

• Eating

• Mastication

• Swallowing

• Enzymes

Involuntary muscle contractions that move food.

• Chemical breakdown

• Flexion

• Swallowing

• Peristalsis

What is the chemical that breaks down food in your mouth?

• Saliva

• Lipase

• Lipid

• Bile

What is the first Nutrient that is broken down in the digestion process?

• Fats

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Fiber

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Where does MOST of the digestion process occur?

• Small intestine

• Mouth

• Stomach

• Large Intestine

• Colon

The physical & chemical breakdown of food is called?

• Digestion

• Absorption

• Swallowing

• Excretion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Pick the correct order of digestion

• Mouth,stomach,esophagus,large intestine,small intestine

• Mouth,esophagus,stomach,small intestine, large intestine

• Mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, colon

• Mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine

What is the Last nutrient to be broken down in the digestion process?

• Fats

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Fiber

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What chemical breaks down Fat?

• Water

• Saliva

• Sodium

• Bile

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Where is Bile produced?

• Liver

• Stomach

• Pancreas

• Colon