Digestive System Quiz

What is the process that allows substances you eat to be taken up by the cells?

• Digestion

• Absorption

• Elimination

• Circulation

Where are nutrient molecules absorbed after food is broken down?

• Stomach

• Large intestine

• Small intestine

• Liver

After absorption, where do the nutrient molecules travel?

• To the liver

• To the cells throughout the body

• To the stomach

• To the kidneys

The digestive system is the body system that breaks down food, absorbs nutrients, and gets rid of ________ waste.

• liquid

• solid

• gaseous

• chemical

Digestion is the process of breaking down food into ________ molecules.

• nutrient

• waste

• chemical

• solid

What is the process of passing solid food waste out of the body called?

• Absorption

• Digestion

• Elimination

• Circulation

Some substances in food cannot be broken down into nutrient molecules. What happens to them?

• They are absorbed

• They remain in the digestive system

• They pass out as solid waste

• They are converted to energy.

The process that allows nutrients to be taken up by the cells is called ________.

• digestion

• absorption

• elimination

• circulation

Where does most absorption occur in the digestive system?

• Large intestine

• Small intestine

• Stomach

• Esophagus

What happens to substances that cannot be digested and absorbed?

• They are stored in the liver

• They pass out as solid waste

• They are converted to energy

• They are absorbed by the cells.