Big Idea 14 and 16 Living Organisms

Which organ is responsible for breaking down food into nutrients?

• kidney

• stomach

• large intestine

• pancreas

The human body needs energy to carry out its functions. The body gets the energy it needs by breaking down food. Which organ plays the greatest role in breaking down food?

• large intestine

• kidney

• pancreas

• small intestine

Which organ is responsible for cleaning toxins and produces bile?

• liver

• large intestine

• small intestine

• kidneys

What is the function of the pancreas in the human body?

• secreting enzymes to break down food

• removes waste and absorbs water

• cleans toxins from blood

• breaks down food

Organs in the human body carry out different functions. Which organ processes information?

• heart

• stomach

• liver

• brain

What happens to the unusable food materials (waste) in the human body during digestion?

• They are stored in the liver.

• They are stored in the pancreas.

• They are removed from the body through the large intestine.

• They are removed from the body through the liver.

Which organ keeps germs and foreign objects from entering the human body and helps keep your body cool when you sweat?

• muscles

• lungs

• skin

• large intestine

Which organ stores urine until the body is ready to release it?

• skin

• lungs

• bladder

• heart

What is the function of the heart?

• helps with digestion by secreting enzymes to process sugars

• females reproductive organ that produces the egg

• pumps blood throughout the body

• helps balance the salts and acids in the body by filtering blood

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What is the function of the kidneys?

• digests and absorbs nutrients from food

• helps balance the salts and acids in the body by filtering blood

• cleans the blood coming from the digestive system and makes bile

• helps with digestion by secreting enzymes to process sugars