IB Biology Digestive System

What does the small intestine do?

• reabsorbs the water after the process of the system.

• Absorbs most of the end of the nutrients and minerals from where the food takes place.

• keeps the stomach in balance for when the system starts.

• Absorbs most of the food that's left from the process.

Which parts of the diagram is the small and large intestine?

• A~ small intestine

  E~ large intestine

• D~ small intestine

  E~ large intestine

• C~ large intestine

  B~ small intestine

• A~ large intestine

  C~ small intestine

• E~ small intestine

  D~ large intestine

What is the digestive system?

• A system to take out the bad stuff that's in your body

• A system where a certain group of organs work together to convert food into energy to feed the body

• A system where certain organs in the body digest the food you eat

• A system that the organs in the stomach make food for the body to digest.

Where does the digestive system start?

• The liver

• The throat

• The stomach

• The mouth

What is the term for a group of organs that break down food so that it can be used for energy, cell growth and repair?

• circulatory system

• digestive system

• excretory system

• muscular system

• nervous system

Bile is produced in the

• stomach

• small intestine

• pancreas

• liver

The main purpose of the large intestine.

• absorb hormones

• absorb protein

• absorb nutrients

• absorb water

Where does food go after it is in the small intestine?

• Stomach

• Colon

• Mouth

• Large Intestine

Bile is produced in the

• stomach

• small intestine

• pancreas

• liver

How are macromolecules in our food broken down?

• They are absorbed as they are into the bloodstream

• They are broken down mechanically and chemically into their simplest forms

• They are broken down only chemically

• They are broken down only mechanically