4/27/25, 8:01 PM The Digestive System | Quizizz

Worksheets Name

The Digestive System

Class
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 16mins
Date
Instructor name: Annie p

1.

Digestion begins...

a) In your small intestine b) In your mouth

c) In your stomach d) In your large intestine

https://quizizz.com/print/quiz/58bede3b37e63813188e6036 1/13
4/27/25, 8:01 PM The Digestive System | Quizizz

2.

On average, how long does the process of digestion take?

a) 12-24 hours b) 5 hours

c) 1 week d) 1 month

3.

What does our body receive from food?

a) organs b) nutrients

c) saliva d) cells

https://quizizz.com/print/quiz/58bede3b37e63813188e6036 2/13
4/27/25, 8:01 PM The Digestive System | Quizizz

4.

Why are nutrients MOST important to our body?

a) None of the above b) Makes us full

c) Makes us happy d) Gives us energy

5.

Which organ sends nutrients from food to the rest of the cells in our bodies?

a) All of the above b) Stomach

c) Small Intestine d) Large Intestine

https://quizizz.com/print/quiz/58bede3b37e63813188e6036 3/13
4/27/25, 8:01 PM The Digestive System | Quizizz

6.

Where does the food the body can't use get sent to?

a) Small Intestine b) Stomach

c) Gall Bladder d) Large Intestine

7. Which organ absorbs any remaining water and turns food into waste?

a) Pancreas b) Small Intestine

c) Liver d) Large Intestine

https://quizizz.com/print/quiz/58bede3b37e63813188e6036 4/13
4/27/25, 8:01 PM The Digestive System | Quizizz

8.

Muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach

a) Stomach b) Epiglottis

c) Trachea d) Esophagus

9. Which is NOT a function of the Digestive System?

a) To rid the body of solid waste b) Absorb nutrients for energy & growth

c) Break down nutrients from food d) Pump blood around the body

https://quizizz.com/print/quiz/58bede3b37e63813188e6036 5/13
4/27/25, 8:01 PM The Digestive System | Quizizz

10.

What does the stomach do?

a) Protects your lungs b) Pumps blood to your heart

c) Sends signals to your brain d) Adds digestive juices to the food

11.

What breaks down food in stomach?

a) salivary glands b) movement

c) acid d) time

https://quizizz.com/print/quiz/58bede3b37e63813188e6036 6/13
4/27/25, 8:01 PM The Digestive System | Quizizz

12.

What does the mouth do?

a) Slows down jaws b) Nothing

c) Neither d) Break down the food to make it easier to swallow

https://quizizz.com/print/quiz/58bede3b37e63813188e6036 7/13
4/27/25, 8:01 PM The Digestive System | Quizizz

13.

How long is an adult’s small intestine?

a) B) 30 inches b) C) 22 feet

https://quizizz.com/print/quiz/58bede3b37e63813188e6036 8/13
4/27/25, 8:01 PM The Digestive System | Quizizz

c) A) 30 miles d) D) 17 yards

14.

When they reach the stomach, mashed-up food particles mix with:

a) A) Guava juice b) B) Gastric juices

c) D) Bile d) C) Mucous

https://quizizz.com/print/quiz/58bede3b37e63813188e6036 9/13
4/27/25, 8:01 PM The Digestive System | Quizizz

15.

Which example best shows structures that make up the digestive system in the human body?

a) C) brain, spinal cord, nerves b) B) nose, trachea, lungs

c) D) esophagus, stomach, intestines d) A) A heart, blood, vessels

16. Why do we need to break apart the food we eat?

a) So our bodies enzymes can have something to do b) So it can fit in our stomach

c) So our bodies can use the nutrients d) So liquids can be separated from solids

17. Place the following events in sequence: A) Food enters your large intestine; B) Food enters your small intestine; C) Food enters your esophagus

a) A, B, C b) C, A, B

c) C, B, A d) B, A, C

https://quizizz.com/print/quiz/58bede3b37e63813188e6036 10/13
4/27/25, 8:01 PM The Digestive System | Quizizz

18.

Waste foods are separated from solids and liquids in the __________________.

a) small intestine b) liver

c) large intestine d) stomach

https://quizizz.com/print/quiz/58bede3b37e63813188e6036 11/13
4/27/25, 8:01 PM The Digestive System | Quizizz

19.

What does your tongue do?

a) nothing b) It produces insulin.

c) It produces bile. d) It moves food around your mouth.

20. The body system that breaks down food into tiny pieces so that the body’s cells can use it for energy.

a) Nervous System b) Skeletal System

c) Digestive System d) Circulatory System

21. A substance such as a fat, a protein, or a carbohydrate that a living thing needs to survive.

a) Digestion b) Absorb

c) Nutrients d) Saliva

https://quizizz.com/print/quiz/58bede3b37e63813188e6036 12/13
4/27/25, 8:01 PM The Digestive System | Quizizz

22. A fluid in the mouth that helps digest food.

a) Digestion b) Saliva

c) Nutrients d) Absorb

23. The process by which the body breaks down food so that it can be used for energy.

a) Circulation b) Respiration

c) Digestion d) Absorb

24. To take in matter or energy.

a) Absorb b) Nutrients

c) Mouth d) Digestion

https://quizizz.com/print/quiz/58bede3b37e63813188e6036 13/13