A. Bacteria that live in or on
another organism involving benefit
A. Breaking down of food
Q. Where is bile stored?
Q. Where is bile produced?
A. Gall bladder
A. Liver
Q. What is the role of peristalsis in
the digestive system?
Q. The stomach secretes
hydrochloric acid onto the ingested
food. Give one function of this acid.
A. Push food along gut; Prevents
constipation
A. Kill bacteria
Q. State whether the contents the
Q. State whether the contents of the
small intestine are acidic, neutral or
stomach are acidic, neutral or
alkaline.
alkaline.
A. Acidic
A. Alkaline
Q. What is the substrate of the
enzyme amylase?
Q. What is the product of the
enzyme amylase?
A. Starch
A. Maltose
Q. State two functions of symbiotic Q. Give one digestive function of the
bacteria in the alimentary canal.
liver.
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A. Digest cellulose; Produce
vitamins; Immunity
A. Bile production
Q. What is meant by egestion?
Q. Give one non-digestive function
of the pancreas.
A. Getting rid of undigested food
waste
A. Produces insulin
Q. Name an enzyme that is involved
in the digestion of fat.
Q. Where does bile act in the
alimentary canal?
A. Duodenum; Small intestine or
Ileum
Q. Give a role for incisor teeth.
A. Lipase
Q. From which part of the digestive
system does egestion occur?
A. Cutting food
A. Rectum
Q. Where does the partially
digested food go when it leaves the
stomach?
Q. What is the role of bile in fat
digestion?
A. Duodenum; Small intestine
Q. State one role of the pancreas in
digestion.
A. Emulsification
Q. What is a protease enzyme?
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A. Makes enzymes; Makes NaHCO3
A. Breaks down protein
Q. From what part of the digestive Q. Name a process involved in the
system does the digested food enter passage of the products of digestion
the blood?
into the blood.
A. Small intestine
A. Diffusion
Q. Explain the term digestion?
Q. What are symbiotic bacteria?
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