Apologia General Science Module 13 Digestive System

What is the process by which an organism breaks down its food into small units that can be absorbed by the body?

• Ingestion

• Digestion

• Metabolism

When you swallow, your ____ ______ seals off your nasal cavity?

• Pharynx

• Soft palate

• Epiglottis

What covers the larynx so food only goes down the esophagus?

• Soft Palate

• Epiglottis

• Pharynx

The bolus mixed with stomach acid is churned into a mushy liquid called.....

• Chyme

• Stomach acid

• Bolus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Chyme passes into the....

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

• Esophagus

There are some organs in the digestive system over which food never passes, true or false?

• True

• False

Which organ produces the sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) that helps to neutralize the stomach acid in the chyme?

• Liver

• Pancreas

• Small intestine

Which organ makes bile?

• Liver

• Gallbladder

• Stomach

In which organ is the undigested food turned into feces (poop)?

• Small intestine

• Large Intestine

• Liver

A vitamin is a chemical substance the body needs in small amounts to stay healthy, true or false.

• True

• False