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Test: Digestion and Nutrition

Interpreting Diagrams Use the terms listed in the box to label the diagram below.
Write your answers in the spaces provided. Then, answer the questions that follow.

esophagus
gall bladder
large intestine
liver
pancreas
small intestine
stomach

1. ____________________________ 2. ___________________________

3. ____________________________ 4. ___________________________

5. ____________________________ 6. ___________________________

7. ____________________________

8. Which organs help with digestion, but are not part of the digestive tract? ________________________

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9. Where does mechanical digestion take place? _________________________________________________

10. Where is bile found? _______________________________________________________________________

Multiple Choice Write the letter of the term or phrase that best completes the
statement or answers the question. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

_________ 1. A nutrient needed to build and repair cells is

a. carbohydrate. b. fat. c. protein. d. a mineral.

__________ 2. An example of a carbohydrate is

a. pasta. b. milk. c. vegetable oil d. fish.

__________ 3. The energy storage nutrients are

a. vitamins. b. fats. c. proteins. d. minerals.

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_________ 4. The process by which large pieces of food are cut and crushed into
smaller pieces is called
a. emulsification. b. chemical digestion. c. absorption. d. mechanical digestion.

_________ 5. The tube that connects the mouth to the stomach is the
a. esophagus. b. epiglottis. c. peristalsis. d. pancreas.

_________ 6. The hard, outer coating of the tooth is called

a. a molar. b. enamel. c. an enzyme. d. dentin.

_________ 7. The building blocks of proteins are

a. enzymes. b. minerals. c. amino acids. d. molecules.

_________ 8. Which of the following vitamins is made by the body?

a. vitamin D b. vitamin A c. vitamin C d. vitamin B

_________ 9. Having too little of the mineral iron can cause

a. rickets. b. goiter. c. anemia. d. beriberi.

_________ 10. The wavelike motion that moves food through the digestive tract is called
a. emulsification. b. digestion. c. oxidation. d. peristalsis.

_________ 11. The enzyme that digests proteins is called

a. gastric juice. b. pepsin. c. chyme. d. lipase.

_________ 12. Food leaves the stomach in a thick, liquid form called
a. chyme. b. bile. c. pepsin. d. saliva.

_________ 13. The movement of food molecules from the digestive system to the blood is called
a. emulsification. b. chemical digestion. c. absorption. d. peristalsis.

_________ 14. Gastric juice contains all of the following except

a. hydrochloric acid. b. mucus. c. pepsin. d. bile.

_________ 15. The process by which large food molecules are broken down into smaller food
molecules is
a. chemical digestion. b. oxidation. c. mechanical digestion. d. absorption.

_________ 16. Fats are digested in the

a. large intestine. b. small intestine. c. stomach. d. mouth.

_________ 17. Poor nutrition caused by an unbalanced diet is called

a. rickets. b. anemia. c. malnutrition. d. goiter.

_________ 18. The fingerlike projections on the lining of the small intestine are called
a. lipase. b. cilia. c. bile. d. villi.

_________ 19. The enzyme that digests fats and oils is

a. mucus. b. pepsin. c. bile. d. lipase.

_________ 20. Proteins that control chemical reactions in the body are called
a. amino acids. b. hydrochloric acid. c. enzymes. d. mucus.

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Written Response Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
21. INFER: Some vitamins, such as vitamin C, are not stored in the body if they are not used
immediately. Why do you think that it is necessary to make sure that you have vitamin C in your
diet every day? _____________________________________________________________________________

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22. APPLY: Some stomach cancer patients have had their stomachs removed in order to survive.
Some have been able to live healthy lives after this surgery by eating a very restricted and
modified diet. What kinds of diet changes do you think such a person might have to make? ________

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Answer Key
Test: Digestion and Nutrition
Interpreting Diagrams
1. liver 2. gall bladder 3. large intestine
4. esophagus 5. stomach 6. pancreas 7. small
intestine 8. liver, gall bladder, and pancreas 9. in
the mouth and stomach 10. in the liver, gall
bladder, and small intestine
Multiple Choice
1. c 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. b 7. c 8. a 9. c 10. d
11. b 12. a 13. c 14. d l5. a 16. b 17. c 18. d
19. d 20. c
Written Response
21. You need to eat foods with vitamin C daily
because the body does not store this vitamin. If you
do not eat foods with vitamin C daily, your body
may become deficient in vitamin C.
22. Possible answer: The person’s diet would have to
be in a form that was mostly liquid since the
stomach muscles responsible for breaking down
solid foods would be absent. The person would need
to take protein supplements because proteins are
normally digested in the stomach.

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