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Digestive System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The intestines take the _____ from the food.

a)

nutrients

b)

tongue

c)

teeth

2.

The _____ is the first part of the digestive system.

a)

large intestine

b)

stomach

c)

mouth

3.
The process by which the body breaks down food so that it can be used for energy.
a)
composition
b)
digestion
c)
deposition
d)
absorption
4.
What do the villi do?
a)
Digests food in the mouth.
b)
Digests food in the stomach
c)
Protects the stomach from digesting iteself
d)
Absorbs nutrients from food so the body has energy.
5.

What does the small intestine do?

a)

reabsorbs the water after the process of the system.

b)

Absorbs most of the end of the nutrients and minerals from where the food takes place.

c)

keeps the stomach in balance for when the system starts.

d)

Absorbs most of the food that's left from the process.

6.

Which is the esophagus?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

What kind of nutrients help your body with chemical reactions?

a)

vitamins

b)

protien

c)

carbohydrates

d)

water

8.

Saturated and Unsaturated are 2 examples of what kind of nutrient?

a)

protien

b)

water

c)

fat

d)

vitamin

9.

Calcium is an example of what kind of nutrient?

a)

vitamin

b)

mineral

c)

protien

d)

water

10.
What is the muscular tube that pushes food from the mouth the to stomach?
a)
tongue
b)
esophagus
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
11.
The ______________ is where food is mixed with juices and is squeezed and churned until it becomes a thick liquid. 
a)
esophagus
b)
stomach
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
12.
A hollow tube where nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream is called the ___________. 
a)
esophagus
b)
stomach
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
13.
The _________________ squeezes water out of food and absorbs water into the bloodstream.
a)
esophagus
b)
stomach
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
14.
The chewing and grinding of food into smaller pieces is an example of...
a)
Mechanical Digestion
b)
Chemical Digestion
15.
Gastric juices in the stomach digest food into a thick liquid.  This is...
a)
Mechanical digestion
b)
Chemical digestion