Digestive System Exercises

By Ms Souha Kahil
Exercise 1
• Consider the following table, then answer the following questions:

Organ of digestive tract Average time of food in the organ

Mouth Few seconds
Esophagus Few seconds
Stomach 2-7 hours
Small intestine 6-9 hours
Large intestine 15 – 18 hours
1. Compare the average time of food spent in the mouth and the
esophagus.
The food remains the same duration of time in the mouth and the
stomach (few seconds).
Exercise 1
• Consider the following table, then answer the following questions:

Organ of digestive tract Average time of food in the organ

Mouth Few seconds
Esophagus Few seconds
Stomach 2-7 hours
Small intestine 6-9 hours
Large intestine 15 – 18 hours
2. Compare the average time of food spent in the stomach and the
large intestine.
The food remains in the stomach 2-7 hours which is less than that
spent large intestine (15-18 hours).
Exercise 1
• Consider the following table, then answer the following questions:

Organ of digestive tract Average time of food in the organ

Mouth Few seconds
Esophagus Few seconds
Stomach 2-7 hours
Small intestine 6-9 hours
Large intestine 15 – 18 hours
3. Indicate in which organ the food remains the longest duration of
time, and the shortest.
The food remains the longest duration in the large intestine (15-18
hours), while it remains the shortest in the mouth and the
esophagus. (a few seconds)
Exercise 1
• Consider the following table, then answer the following questions:
Organ of digestive tract Average time of food in the organ
Mouth Few seconds
Esophagus Few seconds
Stomach 2-7 hours
Small intestine 6-9 hours
Large intestine 15 – 18 hours

3. Choose the correct answer:

The average time taken from the food to enter the mouth until it
leaves the body as wastes is:
a. 2-3 hours b. 10-12 hours c. 23-24 hours
Exercise 2:
• To study the role of the gastric juice,
the following experiment is made. A
piece of meat (8 g) is placed in test
tube A and another piece in test
tube B. To A we add gastric juice
and to B we add water. We place
both in a hot water bath at 37
degrees. We obtain the following results: The water bath
is to help have
Tube A Tube B the same
temperature as
Quantity of protein (g) 2g 8g our body.

1. What is the role of the following experiment?

The role of the experiment is to study the role of the gastric juice.
Exercise 2:
• To study the role of the gastric juice,
the following experiment is made. A
piece of meat (8 g) is placed in test
tube A and another piece in test
tube B. To A we add gastric juice
and to B we add water. We place
both in a hot water bath at 37
degrees. We obtain the following results:
Tube A Tube B
Quantity of protein (g) 2g 8g

2. Formulate the hypothesis tested in this experiment.

Maybe the gastric juice breaks down the meat into smaller pieces.
Exercise 2:
• To study the role of the gastric juice,
the following experiment is made. A
piece of meat (8 g) is placed in test
tube A and another piece in test
tube B. To A we add gastric juice
and to B we add water. We place
both in a hot water bath at 37
degrees. We obtain the following results: Precise: give
Tube A Tube B the answer
Quantity of protein (g) 2g 8g then justify

3. Precise in which tube did the digestion occur?

The digestion occurred in tube A because the mass of the meat
decreased from 8g to 2g.
 Steps to draw the histogram:
Quantity of protein (g)
1. Draw x-axis and y-axis (2
lines perpendicular to each
other)
2. Put an arrow on y-axis
(vertical axis)
3. Do not put an arrow on the
horizontal axis (x-axis)
4. Label each axis.
5. Number each axis at equal
Experimental Tubes distances.
6. Put the tubes on the
horizontal axis
7. Write the scale chosen
Scale: 1cm 8. Locate the value
1cm
Title: The variation of the quantity of corresponding to each tube.
protein in the experimental tubes. 9. Write a title.
4. Translate the table into a histogram Steps to draw the histogram:
1. Draw x-axis and y-axis (2
lines perpendicular to each
other)
The variation of quantity of proteins in
2. Number each axis at equal
tubes A and B.
9 distances.
3. Put an arrow on y-axis
Quantity of protein in grams

8
8

7 (vertical axis)
6 4. Do not put an arrow on the
5 horizontal axis (x-axis)
4 5. Put the tubes on the
3 horizontal axis
2
2 6. Write the scale chosen
1 7. Locate the value
0 corresponding to each tube.
Experimental tubes 8. Write a title.
tube A Tube B
 Tube Tube Tube C
A B
Quantity of protein (g) 1g 4g 7g

Variation of Quantity of protein in grams in experimental tubes

8
7
Quantity of protein (g)

6 Scale: 1cm
1cm
5
4
4

2
1
1

0
Tube A Tube B Tube C Experimental Tubes