Digestive System

What is the digestive system?

• A system to take out the bad stuff that's in your body

• A system where a certain group of organs work together to convert food into energy to feed the body

• A system where certain organs in the body digest the food you eat

• A system that the organs in the stomach make food for the body to digest.

Which is the esophagus?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Amylase is an enzyme found in the ___________ and begins breaking down which food molecule?

• mouth; fats

• stomach; fats

• stomach; carbohydrates

• mouth; carbohydrates

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In which organ does most of the nutrient absorption occur?

• small intestine

• large intestine

• stomach

• mouth

In which organ of the digestive system are most fats broken down?

• esophagus

• stomach

• small intestine

• large intestine

• esophagus
• liver
• stomach
• pancreas

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

• stomach
• pancreas
• large intestine
• small intestine

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...

• Mechanical Digestion
• Chemical Digestion

What stores bile?

• Colon
• Gall Bladder
• Small Intestine

What do the villi do?

• Digests food in the mouth.
• Digests food in the stomach
• Protects the stomach from digesting iteself
• Absorbs nutrients from food