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"Digestion"

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The ________ transports food to the stomach.
a)
Mouth 
b)
Trachea 
c)
Small Intestine 
d)
Esophagus 
2.
T/F: The pyloric valve uses peristalsis to move food to the stomach.
a)
True 
b)
False 
3.
How does the stomach digest food?
a)
Stomach muscles churn the food
b)
Chyme breaks down food 
c)
Mucus lines the stomach 
d)
None of the above 
4.
What is the function of the small intestine?
a)
Uses enzymes to absorb the needed chemicals from our food 
b)
Transports food to the stomach 
c)
Uses hydrochloric acid to break down food 
5.
T/F: Scientists consider food to be inside your body as it goes through your digestive system.
a)
True 
b)
False 
c)
There is no such thing as truth 
6.
Water is taken away from waste products in the _________.
a)
Large Intestine 
b)
Small Intestine 
c)
Stomach
7.
T/F: The mouth digests food.
a)
True 
b)
False 
c)
Huh? 
8.
The Muscular system works with this system to move food through the body so it can be absorbed.
a)
Skeletal 
b)
Digestive 
c)
Respiratory 
d)
Immune 
9.
The Digestive System works with this system to remove waste from the body.
a)
Respiratory 
b)
Immune 
c)
Muscular 
d)
Excretory 
10.
Where does food go after the esophagus?
a)
Mouth 
b)
Large Intestine 
c)
Stomach 
d)
Small Intestine 
11.
What happens primarily in the large intestine?
a)
Hydrochloric acid breaks down food
b)
Nutrients are absorbed
c)
Water is reabsorbed from waste
d)
Saliva breaks down food
12.
What is NOT a function of the digestive system?
a)
Break down food 
b)
Absorb nutrients 
c)
Transport nutrients in blood 
d)
Eliminate waste