WorksheetsThe process of digestion ADPTT
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why do we need to digest our food?
a)
To break it into tiny bits that our cells can use for energy.
b)
Because our body can only eat liquid food.
c)
To take the air out of the food.
d)
To make the food weigh less inside us.
2.
Which parts of the mouth start the mechanical work?
a)
The teeth and the tongue.
b)
The salivary glands and the throat.
c)
The liquids coming from the tummy.
d)
Only the lips and the roof of the mouth.
3.
What is the name of the "food ball" we swallow?
a)
Bolus.
b)
Chyme.
c)
Chyle.
d)
Simple nutrient.
4.
Which tube carries food from the mouth to the stomach?
a)
Esophagus.
b)
Trachea (windpipe).
c)
Small intestine.
d)
Pancreas.
5.
What helps the stomach break down food?
a)
Gastric juices (acid).
b)
Bile and water.
c)
Only air and saliva.
d)
Fruit juice.
6.
What is one important job of the liver?
a)
Cleaning the blood and storing vitamins.
b)
Making saliva.
c)
Helping the lungs to breathe.
d)
Making bones.
7.
Where do nutrients go so the body can use them?
a)
They pass from the small intestine into the blood.
b)
They stay in the stomach forever.
c)
They go directly to our feet.
d)
They leave the body as waste.
8.
Why does the small intestine have tiny "hairs" (villi)?
a)
To have more space to absorb nutrients quickly.
b)
To stop food from moving too fast.
c)
To make poop.
d)
To keep the body warm.
9.
What is the main job of the large intestine?
a)
To take water out of the leftovers.
b)
To start digesting meat.
c)
To carry food to the blood.
d)
To chew the food again.
10.
What does the epiglottis (the "lid" in your throat) do?
a)
It stops food from going into the lungs.
b)
It makes saliva flow faster.
c)
It pushes food down.
d)
It stores the bile.
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