Name____________________

Period_____ A/B

Date_______

Name____________________
Answer all of the following questions either alone or with ONE partner (All
answers are 1 point each)
25 points total
1. The system that turns food into fuel for your body is
called____________________
2. The process where waste leaves the body is called ____________________
3. Where does digestion start???_________________
4. Rank the following steps of the digestive system in the proper order (7
STEPS!!!!)
_____ Stomach releases acid to break down food
_____ Food gets swallowed and moves down the throat
_____ Chewing of food in the mouth
_____ Food gets absorbed by the small intestine
_____ Saliva begins to break down food
_____ Food that doesnt get digested travels to the colon
_____ Food travels down the esophagus to the stomach
5. Match the key terms with the provided definitions
Word Bank:
A. Salivary glands B. Esophagus C. Stomach
Gallbladder
F. Pancreas G. Small Intestine H. Colon
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D. Liver

E.

Tube that connects mouth to stomach

Stores digestive Juices
Produces digestive enzymes
Produces saliva for initial breakdown of food
Digestion phase where food is turned into energy
Organ that provides acid to help breakdown food
Collects waste from food that wasnt absorbed by small intestine

6. Another name for the digestive system is_____________________

7. Another name for the excretory system is ____________________

8. How do the digestive and excretory system work together? (2 points)

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9. What are the 4 methods to keep the digestive and excretory system
healthy?
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