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General Science
Organs
Nutrients
Processes
Facts
100
This is used to measure length
What is a ruler, meter stick, measuring tape
100
In this organ, proteins are digested by strong acids and enzymes
What is stomach
100
There are __________ different nutrients
6
100
This type of digestion is done in the mouth and stomach. Food is torn up and ripped apart.
What is mechanical digestion
100
Pancreas secretes enzymes. What does secrete mean?
release, send out, give out
200
If you notice something with your senses you make an
What is an observation
200
In this organ, food moves between the mouth and stomach
What is esophagus
200
Bread, pasta and rice are good sources of this nutrient
What is carbohydrate
200
This is the process where muscles push food along the digestive tract.
What is peristalsis
200
The liver makes bile. Bile breaks down this nutrient...
What is fat?
300
When you use observations to make a conclusion or statement about something.
What is an inference
300
Nutrients from food get absorbed in this very long organ.
What is small intestine
300
Meat, fish, beans and milk products are good sources of this nutrient
What is protein
300
This type of digestion is done by enzymes and acids in the mouth, stomach and small intestine
What is chemical digestion
300
When food enters the small intestine it is a liquidy substance called __________
What is chyme?
400
The force that keeps the Earth moving around the sun
What is gravity
400
Amylase breaks starch down and food is mechanically digested here.
What is mouth
400
We need this nutrient which is found in butter, cream, and oils.
What is fat
400
This is the name of a protein that speeds up a chemical reaction (for example: pepsin)
What is enzyme
400
Nutrients are _______________ in the small intestine
absorbed
500
Acids in our body help digestion. What is the opposite of an acid?
What is a base? What is alkaline?
500
This organ releases enzymes into the small intestine that help with chemical digestion
What is pancreas
500
Fruits and vegetables provide us with ________________ and _________________ which help us survive.
What is vitamins and minerals
500
Acids don't burn holes in your stomach because the stomach is covered with a layer of this
What is mucus
500
These are the structures in your small intestine that help you get nutrients into your blood
Villi