WorksheetsHealth Test: Digestion and Excretion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. Which organ is responsible for most of the nutrient absorption during digestion?
Stomach
Large intestine
Small intestine
Esophagus
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. Which of the following begins the chemical digestion of carbohydrates?
Stomach acid
Saliva
Bile
Pancreatic enzymes
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. What is the main function of the large intestine?
Absorb nutrients
Break down proteins
Absorb water and form feces
Store bile
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. The liver produces:
Stomach acid
Insulin
Bile
Pepsin
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. Where does digestion begin?
Stomach
Mouth
Small intestine
Esophagus
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. What is the wavelike movement that pushes food through the digestive tract?
Diffusion
Peristalsis
Filtration
Absorption
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. Which organ stores bile before it is released into the small intestine?
Liver
Pancreas
Gallbladder
Kidney
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. The enzyme pepsin primarily breaks down:
Fats
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Nucleic acids
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. Which structure prevents food from entering the trachea?
Epiglottis
Uvula
Pharynx
Larynx
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. What is the primary waste product removed by the kidneys?
Carbon dioxide
Bile
Urea
Feces
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. The functional units of the kidneys that filter blood are called:
Alveoli
Nephrons
Villi
Capillaries
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. Urine leaves the kidneys through the:
Urethra
Bladder
Ureters
Arteries
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. The main role of the urinary bladder is to:
Produce urine
Reabsorb water
Store urine before excretion
Filter blood
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. Which organ helps regulate water balance and blood pressure through filtration?
Liver
Kidney
Lung
Spleen
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. The main purpose of the digestive system is to:
Move oxygen through the body
Break down food into usable nutrients
Pump blood to organs
Remove carbon dioxide
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. Which part of the digestive tract does NOT produce digestive enzymes?
Small intestine
Stomach
Large intestine
Pancreas
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. Bile aids in the digestion of:
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Fats
Vitamins
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. Which of the following best describes excretion?
Breaking down food
Removing metabolic waste from the body
Absorbing nutrients
Circulating blood
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. Which two systems work closely together to remove waste?
Circulatory and excretory
Nervous and muscular
Digestive and respiratory
Skeletal and digestive
Multiple Choice — Choose the best answer. Which waste product is produced when the body breaks down protein?
Urea
Glucose
Oxygen
Bile
