WorksheetsDigestive System Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which organ does food enter after being digested in the stomach?
a)
Liver
b)
Pancreas
c)
Large Intestine
d)
Small Intestine
2.
Which of the following is an enzyme that breaks down polypeptides?
a)
Pepsin
b)
Amylase
c)
Lipase
d)
Sucrase
3.
The function of enzymes in living organisms is to act as a biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What is the purpose of salivary amylase?
a)
break down polysaccharides in the mouth, allowing us to taste carbohydrate-rich foods
b)
break down polypeptides in the mouth, allowing us to taste protein-rich foods
c)
break down disaccharides in the small intestines
d)
none of these
5.
What is the primary purpose of mechanical digestion?
a)
increases surface area for chemical digestion
b)
to move food through the large intestine more easily
c)
allow for easier absorption of monomers through the small intestine
d)
aid in protein synthesis
6.
Which secondary organ produces enzymes that can digest each type of macromolecule?
a)
Liver
b)
Small Intestine
c)
Stomach
d)
Pancreas
7.
Bile is created by the ____ and stored in the ____ .
a)
gallbladder; liver
b)
liver; gallbladder
c)
stomach; liver
d)
liver; small intestine
8.
Enzymes are crucial in digestion because they ____ .
a)
reduce the energy needed for a reaction
b)
reduce the amount of time needed for a reaction
c)
are reusable after the reaction occurs
d)
all of these options are true
9.
Reabsorption of water is one of the large intestine's most crucial functions.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Without saliva, polysaccharide digestion will probably decrease.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Put these processes in the correct order (use numbers 1-5): chemical digestion, ingestion, defecation, absorption, propulsion
a)
Ingestion
b)
Propulsion
c)
Chemical Digestion
d)
Absorption
e)
Defecation
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
12.
Most of our nutrient absorption occurs in the small intestine. Why does this make sense? (consider mechanical and chemical digestive processes)
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