Digestion Review

What is the process by which food is taken into an organism and becomes a part of its body?

• Feeding

• Egestion

• Assimilation

• Absorption

Where does the breakdown of large insoluble food substances into small soluble food substances take place?

• Esophagus

• Small intestine

• Stomach

• Mouth

Which type of digestion involves the breakdown of food into small pieces by teeth and the churning action of the stomach?

• Absorption

• Physical (Mechanical) Digestion

• Chemical Digestion

• Assimilation

Where do the end products of digestion pass into the bloodstream to be transported?

• Mouth

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

What is the process where end products of digestion are absorbed into cells where they are used for various purposes?

• Assimilation

• Egestion

• Feeding

• Absorption

What is the system responsible for the processes of feeding, digestion, absorption, assimilation, and egestion?

• Respiratory system

• Digestive system

• Circulatory system

• Nervous system

Which part of the digestive system carries out physical digestion?

• Small intestine

• Esophagus

• Stomach

• Teeth

Which digestive juice is secreted by the salivary glands and contains the enzyme salivary amylase?

• Saliva

• Gastric juice

• Pancreatic juice

• Bile

What is the ball formed by food in the mouth called before swallowing?

• Bolus

• Feces

• Chyme

• Chyle

What is the pH environment in the mouth that activates the enzyme salivary amylase?

• pH 5-6

• pH 1-2

• pH 3-4

• pH 7-8