Digestion 1
These are the smooth muscle contractions that occur in the esophagus and small intestine to move the food along.
What is peristalsis?
The average person drinks this much water every day.
What is one litre?
This fruit floats in water because it is 25% air.
What is an apple?
If humans were cars, than food would be what?
fuel
The average person eats about this much food each day.
What is one kg?
What are the best beans to eat with tacos, according to Bill Nye?
What are refried beans?
Bees make this sweet food that never spoils.
What is honey?
This is the process that breaks food into small pieces so the body can use it.
What is digestion?
This is what happens to food while in the stomach.
What is it gets churned/ mixed/squeezed?
Unused food leaves the body and is called__________.
What is waste?
This fruit is actually a berry, even though it has seeds on the outside.
What is a strawberry?
How many metres long is the small intestine in children?
What is 4m
The body must get lots of these from broken down food in order to live.
What are nutrients?
What is food and oxygen?
Bread is made from this grain.
What is wheat?
This is the scientific name for the thick, soupy mixture formed in the stomach.
What is chyme?
This is where digestion starts.
What is the mouth?
What two organs does the pyloric valve connect?
What is the stomach and small intestine?
This organ makes bile and processes things such as chemicals, toxins, and medicines.
What is the liver?
This gas makes bread rise and gives it air bubbles.
What is carbon dioxide?