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WorksheetsDigestion 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The physical breakdown of food.
a)
mechanical digestion
b)
elimination
c)
chemical digestion
d)
absorption
2.
Breaking down food by enzymes.
a)
mechanical digestion
b)
elimination
c)
chemical digestion
d)
absorption
3.
Breaking down of food into simple substances.
a)
digestion
b)
elimination
c)
mouth
d)
absorption
4.
Nutrients diffuse into the blood vessels for transport all around the body. Occurs in the small intestine.
a)
digestion
b)
elimination
c)
mouth
d)
absorption
5.
Undigested food leaves the body. Occurs in the large intestine.
a)
digestion
b)
defecation
c)
mouth
d)
absorption
6.
Carb digestion begins here.
a)
digestion
b)
elimination
c)
mouth
d)
absorption
7.
The mouth digests (breaks down) _________ by chewing.
a)
mechanically
b)
chemically
c)
elimination
d)
absorption
8.
The mouth digests (breaks down) _________ with the enzyme amylase in the mouth (saliva).
a)
mechanically
b)
chemically
c)
elimination
d)
absorption
9.
When saliva mixes with food, ...
a)
...carbohydrate digestion begins.
b)
...protein digestion begins.
c)
...fats are now completely digested.
d)
...solid wastes are ready for removal from the body.
10.
The process by which nutrients are transported to the cells in the body is known as
a)
digestion
b)
absorption
c)
metabolism
11.
Most absorption of nutrients occurs in the _
a)
stomach
b)
large intestine
c)
small intestine
d)
pancreas
12.
This process is also known as chewing
a)
Peristalsis
b)
Mastication
c)
Boborygmus
d)
Flatulence
13.
These are wave-like contractions in the esophagus that move food down
a)
mastication
b)
peristalsis
c)
borborygmus
d)
defecation
14.
The function of the tongue...
a)
protects against infection
b)
begin digestion
c)
moves food during chewing
d)
forms the oral cavity
15.
Digestion begins in
a)
the mouth
b)
palatine tonsils
c)
parotid gland
d)
sublingual gland
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