Unit 5 Exam

Main function of the digestive system is to convert the food we eat into the _____ and raw materials that build and fuel our bodies.

• energy

• chemicals

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Which is not an accessory structure of the digestive system?

• Appendix

• Gallbladder

• Teeth

The last step of the digestive system process is ____________.

• Ingestion

• Defecation

The first step of the digestive system process is ___________.

• Ingestion

• Defecation

______________: the movement of food through the GI tract

• Propulsion

• Ingestion

______________: the transport of the end result of our digested food through the walls of the GI tract and into the blood to be transported

• Absorbtion

• Chemical Breakdown

____________: substances in food that the body uses to promote normal growth, repair, and maintenance.

• Nutrients

• Calories

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How many essential nutrients are there?

• 6

• 10

• 37

The essential nutrient that everything in the body uses is :

• Proteins

• Lipids

___________: Organic compounds that help the body get the nutrients it needs

• Vitamins

• Minerals