The Digestive System

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5th Grade
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Lillian Rivera Mulero
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When does digestion actually begin?
When you think about food
When the food reaches your stomach
When you smell food and your mouth begins to salivate
When you start to eat
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the role of saliva in digestion?
It makes food spicy
It cools down the food
It makes the food taste better
It helps in the chemical breakdown of food
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the function of the epiglottis?
It helps in absorbing nutrients
It prevents food from going down the wrong way
It digests fats
It stores extra food
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-7
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does food move through the esophagus?
It slides down smoothly
It doesn't; food bypasses the esophagus
Through wavy contractions called peristalsis
It is absorbed directly into the bloodstream
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the shape of the stomach?
Like the letter O
Like the letter S
Like the letter J
Like the letter L
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the pancreas produce to aid in digestion?
Acid
A juice that helps absorb fats and proteins
Bile
Saliva
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How long is the small intestine?
About 30 feet
About 22 feet
About 10 inches
About 5 feet
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the role of bile in digestion?
It helps in making food spicy
It stores undigested food
It helps absorb fats in the bloodstream
It cools down the food
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-7
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens in the large intestine?
It breaks down food chemically
It removes most of the water from the mixture and forms solid waste
It stores bile
It absorbs the majority of nutrients
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