Digestion - Part 1 - Multiple Choice
  • 1. A complete living thing, including animals and plants, is called
A) a cell
B) an organism
C) tissue
D) a body system
  • 2. The smallest unit of an organism that can carry out the basic functions of life is
A) a cell
B) an organism
C) tissue
D) an organ
  • 3. A group of similar cells that work together to carry out a specific function is
A) an organism
B) tissue
C) a cell
D) an organ
  • 4. A group of different tissues that work together to perform a specific function is
A) an organism
B) a body system
C) an organ
D) a cell
  • 5. A group of organs that work together to perform a specific function is
A) a cell
B) an organism
C) tissue
D) a body system
  • 6. The teeth and stomach breaking down food into smaller pieces are examples of
A) Mechanical Digestion
B) Chemical Digestion
  • 7. Amylase and Pepsin breaking down starch and proteins are examples of
A) Mechanical Digestion
B) Chemical Digestion
  • 8. A digestive enzyme that breaks down starch. It is found in saliva.
A) Lugol
B) Pepsin
C) Amylase
D) Gastric Juice
  • 9. This carbohydrate begins chemical digestion in the mouth
A) sugar
B) fiber
C) fat
D) starch
  • 10. This muscle helps move food to the back of the mouth for swallowing
A) saliva glands
B) teeth
C) tongue
D) lips
  • 11. This organ prevents food and/or drink from entering the trachea
A) Tonsils
B) Cardiac Sphincter
C) Epiglottis
D) Pyloric Sphincter
  • 12. A moist ball made up of chewed up food and saliva
A) chyme
B) gastric juice
C) bolus
D) peristalsis
  • 13. Regular muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract.
A) bolus
B) peristalsis
C) chyme
D) pepsin
  • 14. A yellow-brown indicator that turns blue-black when it comes in contact with starch.
A) Amylase Solution
B) Lugol Solution
C) Pepsin Solution
D) Benedict’s Solution
  • 15. A chemical indicator that, when added to a solution and heated, changes from blue to light green to red in the presence of increasing concentrations of sugar.
A) Pepsin Solution
B) Benedict’s Solution
C) Amylase Solution
D) Lugol Solution
  • 16. One of the three basic food types; needed for building and repair of tissue in the body. Found in beef, egg whites, nuts, and pork.
A) sugar
B) protein
C) starch
D) fiber
  • 17. A pulpy mixture of food and gastric juices. Produced in the stomach, from which it passes into the small intestine.
A) bolus
B) peristalsis
C) chyme
D) amylase
  • 18. A small hole in the lining of the stomach, caused in spots where there is no mucus and the gastric juice begins to digest the stomach wall is called
A) heartburn
B) chyme
C) peristalsis
D) an ulcer
  • 19. The sphincter between the stomach and the small intestine is the
A) Pyloric Sphincter
B) Cardiac Sphincter
C) Esophageal Sphincter
D) Epiglottis Sphincter
  • 20. One of the three basic food types. May be in the form of starch, sugar, or fiber. Found in cereals, breads, and vegetables.
A) minerals
B) fat
C) proteins
D) carbohydrates
  • 21. A protein that is capable of speeding up a chemical reaction.
A) fat
B) vitamins
C) enzyme
D) fiber
  • 22. One of the three basic food types; found in oils and some dairy products.
A) protein
B) fats
C) fiber
D) carbohydrates
  • 23. An indigestible carbohydrate such as cellulose that stimulates peristalsis in the intestine.
A) fiber
B) vitamins
C) fats
D) protein
  • 24. A liquid that includes hydrochloric acid and pepsin and that is responsible for the chemical digestion of protein in the stomach.
A) Lugols
B) gastric juice
C) vitamins
D) Benedicts
  • 25. A painful sensation in the lower esophagus or upper stomach; sometimes caused by excess stomach acid.
A) heartburn
B) vitamins
C) fiber
D) carbohydrates
  • 26. A component of gastric juice that helps create the environment that pepsin needs to break down protein in the stomach.
A) Lugols
B) vitamins
C) hydrochloric acid
D) Benedicts
  • 27. A substance that changes in some way to indicate the presence of another substance. Examples include Benedict's solution and Lugol solution.
A) vitamin
B) fiber
C) indicator
D) mineral
  • 28. An enzyme in the stomach that breaks down protein.
A) pepsin
B) benedicts
C) lugols
D) amylase
  • 29. Watery substance secreted by three pairs of glands around the mouth. Helps moisten and soften food for swallowing.
A) lugols
B) benedicts
C) saliva
D) vitamins
  • 30. The sphincter between the esophagus and the stomach is the
A) Epiglottis Sphincter
B) Pyloric Sphincter
C) Rectal Sphincter
D) Esophageal Sphincter
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