20a Flashcards
1
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Needing to take in food
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Heterotrophs
2
Q
Provide energy, structual materials and maintenance to cells
A
Nutrients
3
Q
Nutrients that are required in large amounts
A
Macronutrients
4
Q
Nutrients that are needed in small quantities
A
Micronutrients
5
Q
Esophagus, stomach and anterior section of the duodenum
A
Foregut
6
Q
Posterior part of duodenum jejunum, ileum, and large intestine
A
Midgut
7
Q
Colon and rectum
A
Hindgut
8
Q
Brings food into the gastrovascular cavity
A
Cnidaria
9
Q
4 steps of digestive system
A
Ingest, digest, absorb, eliminate
10
Q
Enzyme that digests starch
A
Amylase
11
Q
Major organ of digestion and absorption
A
Small intestine
12
Q
3 structures of the small intestine
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Duodenum, jejunum, ileum
13
Q
Function is to reabsorb water, salt, and vitamins
A
Large intestines
