ch. 30: digestive & excretory systems QUESTIONS // honors biology 9

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Which type of tissue lines the interior and exterior body surface?

Epithelial

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One way that sweating helps maintain homeostasis is by

Cooling the body

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What is the function of connective tissues?

Support for the body and connection of its parts

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What human system functions to control growth, development, metabolism, and maintains homeostasis?

Endocrine system

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The liver releases stored glucose

As the body uses glucose for energy

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The human digestive system cannot break down

Fiber

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Saturated fats

Are usually solids at room temperature

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One dietary calorie is equal to

1000 calories

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Which of the following is true about unsaturated fats?

They are usually liquids at room temperature

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Essential amino acids

Must be obtained from the foods that you eat

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The main role of the stomach in the process of digestion is

To start the breakdown of proteins further break up masses of foods

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The primary role of the large intestine is to absorb

Water

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Of the following which is not a function of the digestive system?

Filtration

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In the stomach which enzyme break down proteins into peptides?

Pepsin

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Bile is stored in a small pouch like organ called the

Gall bladder

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Which of the following excretory organs produces urea?

Liver

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The filtration of blood mainly takes place in the

Glomerulus

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Which is NOT a part of the kidney?

Ureter

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The process by which water and dissolved substances are taken back into the blood is called

Reabsorption

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The kidney helps maintain homeostasis BT doing all of the following EXCEPT?

Absorbing nutrients from food

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The type of tissue that covers the body lines internal surfaces and forms glands is

Epithelial tissue

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The process of maintaining a relatively constant internal environment despite changed on the external environment is called

Homeostasis

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What do all types of tissues have in common?

They are all made of cells

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Energy in food is measured in

Calories

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Inorganic nutrients that your body needs, usually in small amounts are called

Minerals

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Where does mechanical digestion begin?

Mouth

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An enzyme in saliva that can break the chemical bonds in starch is

Amylase

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Which of the following is the basic functional unit in a kidney?

Nephron

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Urine is excreted from the body through the

Urethra

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Which of the following is not a kind of tissue in the human body?

Interstitial

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Each of the following aids in the process of digestion EXCEPT the

Kidney

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In the human body hydrochloric acid is responsible for the low pH of the contents of the

Stomach

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Which is NOT a function of the kidneys?

Excretion of carbon dioxide

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The main function of digestive system is to

Break down large molecules into smaller molecules

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In the kidney both useful substances and wastes are removable from the blood by

Filtration

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Which of the followings is not a role of fats in the body?

They provide the body with essential amino acids