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digestive system intro

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the functions of the digestive system?

a)

Absorption

b)

Elimination

c)

Digestion

d)

All of the above

2.

What is the last section of the digestive system, where water is absorbed from food and the remaining material is eliminated from the body?

a)

Large Intestine

b)

Small Intestine

c)

Appendix

d)

Pharynx

3.

When food is chewed, mixed, and churned __________ digestion is taking place.

a)

Chemical

b)

Mental

c)

Emotional

d)

Mechanical

4.

When food is broken down by enzymes or acid, __________ digestion is taking place.

a)

Chemical

b)

Mental

c)

Emotional

d)

Mechanical

5.

The __________ is where digestion begins.

a)

Stomach

b)

Small Inestine

c)

Mouth

d)

Liver

6.

The process of changing complex solid foods into simpler soluble forms that can be absorbed by the cells of the body is called:

a)

Digestion

b)

Peristalsis

c)

Mesentary

7.

The liver produces:

a)

bile

b)

ptyalin

c)

hydrochloric acid

8.

What is the purpose of the gallbladder?

a)

Storing and concentrating bile when not needed

b)

Creating gallstones

c)

Creating and storing bile until needed

9.

The gallbladder is an accessory organ of digestion.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which organ is primarily responsible for nutrient absorption in the digestive system?

a)

Stomach

b)

Small Intestine

c)

Large Intestine

d)

Liver

11.

What do the tissues in the digestive and skeletal system have in common?

a)

Both are made of cells

b)

Both are found in the arems

c)

Both require carbon dioxide

d)

Both protect the viral organ

12.

What is created by organized groups of cells that share similar structures and a common purpose?

a)

tissue

b)

circulation

c)

digestion

d)

organ

13.

Which of the following is an example of an organ system?

a)

a human bladder storing waste for removal from the body.

b)

a plant's roots abosrbing water and minerals from the cell.

c)

a heart, arteries, and veins working together.

d)

the living material that lines the inside of a cheek.

14.
This is a example of........ 
a)
organ system
b)
cells
c)
organ
d)
tissue
15.

A structure made up of different types of tissue and performs a specific job.

a)

cells

b)

tissue

c)

organ

d)

organ system

16.

A structure made up of different types of tissue that performs a specific job

a)

cells

b)

tissue

c)

organ

d)

organ system

17.

The smallest unit of structure and function for all living things

a)

cell

b)

atom

c)

molecule

18.

What is the digestive system?

a)

organ system

b)

cell

c)

organ

d)

organism

19.

What is a stomach?

a)

organism

b)

tissue

c)

organ

d)

organ system

20.

What is the role of enzymes in the digestive process?

a)

To mechanically break down food

b)

To chemically break down food

c)

To store nutrients

d)

To transport food through the digestive tract