Mechanical Chemical Digestion

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

• Mechanical Digestion

• Chemical Digestion

what are 2 types of digestion 

• comotive digestion&chemical digestion 

• mechanical digestion & chemical digestion 

• forceful digestion & comotive digestion

• chemical digestion & motor digestion 

What type of digestion takes place in the stomach?

• mechanical

• chemical

• both mechanical and chemical

Which organ churns food and uses acid and enzymes to break down food?

• stomach

• esophagus

• mouth

• epiglottis

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Chemicals produced by the body that break down food into very small pieces.

• Mechanical digestion

• Indigestion

• Chemical digestion

• Photosynthesis

breaking down food with enzymes

• chemical digestion

• esophagus

• peristalsis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Point to the two organs where most chemical digestion takes place.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What is the function of the teeth and tongue

• chemical digestion

• break down food

• mechanical digestion

• they only chew food

Enzymes (chemicals) in your saliva help break down food while chewing.  This is...

• Mechanical digestion

• Chemical digestion

When does digestion begin?

• When the enzymes change starches into sugar.

• When you begin chewing the food in your mouth.

• After you swallow.

• When you feel full.