Digestion

What is the main purpose of food in our body?

• To provide energy for everything we do

• To make cells for growing and repairing tissues

• To help eliminate waste from the body

• To break down food into molecules the body can use

What are the functions of the digestive system?

• All of the above

• To help eliminate waste from the body

• To put the molecules into the blood to be carried throughout the body

• To break down food into molecules the body can use

What is mechanical digestion?

• Food is physically broken down into smaller pieces

• Chemicals produced by the body break foods into their smaller components

• Food provides energy for everything we do

• To make cells for growing and repairing tissues

What is chemical digestion?

• Chemicals produced by the body break foods into their smaller components

• Food is physically broken down into smaller pieces

• To make cells for growing and repairing tissues

• To provide energy for everything we do

Why do we need food?

• All of the above

• To provide energy for everything we do

• To make cells for growing and repairing tissues

• To help eliminate waste from the body

What is the second reason why we need food?

• To provide energy for everything we do

• To help eliminate waste from the body

• To make cells for growing and repairing tissues

• All of the above

What is the first reason why we need food?

• All of the above

• To help eliminate waste from the body

• To make cells for growing and repairing tissues

• To provide energy for everything we do

What is the third function of the digestive system?

• To break down food into molecules the body can use

• To put the molecules into the blood to be carried throughout the body

• To help eliminate waste from the body

• All of the above