Digestive System Quiz - Y6

What is the main function of the digestive system?

• Breathing.

• Breaking down food.

• Making you sleep.

• Sending messages to the brain.

Where does the process of digestion start?

• Stomach.

• Mouth.

• Small intestine.

• Large intestine.

What is the long tube that connects your mouth to your stomach?

• Windpipe.

• Small intestine.

• Esophagus.

• Large intestine.

Which acid is produced by the stomach to break down food?

• Acetic acid.

• Sulfuric acid.

• Hydrochloric acid.

• Nitric acid.

What is the liver's role in digestion?

• It helps the stomach.

• It makes a liquid called bile to help digest fats.

• It pumps blood.

• It produces a strong acid.

Which statement is true?

• The large intestine is longer than the small intestine.

• The small intestine is longer than the large intestine.

• The small intestine comes after the large intestine.

• The large intestine comes before the small intestine.

Which of these is NOT part of the digestive system?

• Mouth.

• Alveoli.

• Stomach.

• Oesophagus.

What happens to the food in the large intestine?

• It gets chewed up.

• It turns into energy.

• Water is absorbed, and waste is formed.

• It gets stored for later.

Describe the journey of food from when it enters your mouth all the way to the residues (faeces)? You should include at least five stages, describing in each stage at least one digestive function (what happens at each stage).

Give two reasons why it is important to chew food before swallowing?