Life Science Glencoe Digestion

Recall which part of the digestive system is indicated by the red arrow in the picture below.

• Liver

• Rectal Cavity

• Small Intestine

• Large Intestine

Identify what part of the digestive system is described in the following statement below.

"Stores food, and mixes it with gastric acid."

• Oesophagus

• Stomach

• Rectal Cavity

• Oral Cavity

Recall what mechanical/physical digestion is.

• Where you replace part of your digestive tract with complex machinery

• The act of drinking special chemicals after a meal to aid your digestion

• The process of physically breaking up food into smaller pieces

• The process of converting large complex food molecules into simpler molecules

Cheese fondue is a popular dinner dish in some countries. In the small intestine, the fat from the cheese is converted into simpler fatty acids and glycerol.

Identify which type of digestion this is.

• Physical

• Chemical

Recall what type of molecule enzymes are.

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• Nucleic Acids

• Lipids

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What are the two types of Digestion?

• Chemical digestion & Mechanical digestion

• Mechanical digestion & Muscular Digestion

• Chemical digestion & Muscular digestion

• Dermal digestion & Muscular digestion

What are the functions of the Digestive system?

• Food digestion

• Provides storage

• Removal of undigested materials

• Absorption of digested food

Which part of the Digestive system push the food towards the stomach?

• Oesophagus

• Pharynx

• Small Intestine

• Mouth Cavity

The part of the digestive system in which most chemical digestion takes place.

• Large intestine

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Pancreas

Tags

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An organ that stores bile after it is produced by the liver.

• Pancreas

• Small intestine

• Gallbladder

• Large intestine