emilyrose_benefield test- Digestive System

Question 1

22. What are the sharp teeth used for tearing food?

Answer 1

canines

52. CLF- Digestion and Teeth

Question 2

36. About half of the different ______________ that make up proteins are made inside the body.

Answer 2

amino acids

53. WKST - Food and Energy

Question 3

45. True or False?

The breakdown of complex food molecules into simpler molecules is mechanical digestion.

Answer 3

False, chemical digestion

54. WKST - Digestive Process Begins, and Final Digestion and Absorption

Question 4

55. What are villi? What is its’ function?

Answer 4

Nutrient molecules pass into cells on the surface of villi and from there into the blood vessels. Villi provide a large surface area for absorption. Villi line the inside of the small intestine.

54. WKST - Digestive Process Begins, and Final Digestion and Absorption