Digestive system Check In

What words should go in each blank space. The process in which your body breaks down food into nutrient molecules is______________ . __________________ are the substances in food that provide the raw materials your body’s cells need to carry out all their essential processes.

• respiration, nutrients
• digestion, nutrients
• absorption, atoms

Which of the following is used for immediate (short-term) energy?

• Protein
• Carbohydrates
• Lipids

This macromolecule includes fats, and oils.

• Protein
• Lipids
• Sugar

Which of the following is a good source of protein?

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The part of the digestive system in which most chemical digestion takes place.

• Small Intestines
• Large Intestines
• Pancreas
• Liver

Which of the following is an example of a healthy fat?

• Avacado
• Potato chips
• Butter

Fats contain about 9 food calories per gram. If a small handful of almonds contains 10 grams of fat, how many food calories of fat are in the almonds?

• 18
• 9
• 90

What is the function of the large intestine?

• produces bile and filters blood
• reabsorbs water and compacts wastes in readiness for elimination
• produces and carries out peristalsis

This is an example of (be specific)

• Protein
• Complex Carbohydrate
• Simple Carbohydrate

This is an example of (be specific)

• Proteins
• Complex Carbohydrates
• Lipids