sci_mod13--ALTERNATE

Question 1

An organ that produces a base know as sodium bicarbonate.

Answer 1

Pancreas

Question 2

Liquid mush that food is turned into before it enters the small intestine.

Answer 2

Chyme

Question 3

When acids and bases cancel each other out.

Answer 3

Neutralization

Question 4

The sharp teeth that are used to cut food.

Answer 4

Incisor

Question 5

Solid waste products that are expelled from the body.

Answer 5

Feces

Question 6

The process by which an organism breaks down its food into small units which can be absorbed.

Answer 6

Digestion

Question 7

A substance concentrated and stored in the gall bladder.

Answer 7

Bile

Question 8

A small flap of cartilage that cover the larynx to keep food out.

Answer 8

Epiglottis

Question 9

The first step in the process of digestion.

Answer 9

Ingestion

Question 10

The organ that cleans the blood of poisons and wastes.

Answer 10

Liver

Question 11

The type of digestion that breaks food into tiny pieces.

Answer 11

Physical

Question 12

The organ that contains hydrochloric acid.

Answer 12

Stomach

Question 13

The type of digestion that changes the nature of the food in order to extract what it can use.

Answer 13

Chemical

Question 14

An organ some scientists think is a vestigial organ.

Answer 14

Appendix

Question 15

A soft lump of food created by the tongue moving the food around.

Answer 15

Bolus

Question 16

The teeth that are used to tear food.

Answer 16

Canine

Question 17

A chemical substance essential for the normal working of the human body.

Answer 17

Vitamin

Question 18

Projections in the small intestine that speed up the absorption of nutrients.

Answer 18

Villi