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Science Explainer: Inside the digestive system

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3 questions

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Read the passage Inside the digestive system.  Then answer the questions below.

Instructions

Read the passage Inside the digestive system.  Then answer the questions below.

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Question 1

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Drag each answer choice to the correct box. Not all answer choices will be used. 

The digestive system allows us to turn food into usable _________. The esophagus helps to ______________  food, while other digestive organs secrete ____________ and absorb ______________.

Other Answer Choices:

transport

digest

nutrients

fuel

enzymes

Question 2

2.

Drag each organ into the category that best describes its main function.

liver
esophagus
pancreas
gall bladder

Produces or secretes acids/enzymes
Transports food

Question 3

3.

What place in the human body does most of the digestion and absorption of nutrients occur? Select two correct answers.

mouth

stomach

rectum

small intestine

esophagus