MISAMIS UNIVERSITY

Ozamiz City

BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Junior High School

I. Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Encircle your answer.

1. Which of the following defines digestion?

A. The process of taking food into the mouth or

oral cavity

B. The process of breaking down food by

mechanical and chemical action in the

alimentary canal into substances that can be

used by the body

C. The process of which food is bitten, torn, and

crushed between the teeth.

D. The reabsorption of water and the formation and

movement of feces to the anus.

2.What digestive organ does assimilation happens?

A. Mouth

B. Pancreas

C. Small intestine

D. Large intestine
3. How does bile helps in digestion?

A. It dissolves the fats.

B. It breaks down the fats.

C. It protects the stomach from the harmful effects

of gastric acid.

D. It supports absorption of nutrients.

4. Which among of the following is NOT a process

in digestion?

A. Excretion

B. Ingestion

C. Reabsorption

D. Assimilation

5. Which of the following best describe the process

of assimilation?

A. A general term of the act or process of passing

out waste from the body.

B. The process where food is taken into the cells.

C. The uptake of vitamins and nutrients by the

body.

D. The act of discharging undigested or waste

material from a cell or organism.