BIOS 256 ACTUAL EXAM FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS

BIOS 256 ACTUAL EXAM FULL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS

●● ingestion
Answer: intake of food


●● digestion
Answer: mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into a form usable
by the body


●● absorption
Answer: uptake of nutrient molecules into the epithelial cells of the
digestive tract and then into the blood and lymph


●● compaction
Answer: absorbing water and consolidating the indigestible residue into
feces


●● defecation
Answer: elimination of feces


●● mechanical digestion

, Answer: the physical breakdown of food into smaller particles


●● chemical digestion
Answer: a series of hydrolysis reactions that breaks dietary
macromolecules into their monomers


●● polysaccharides break down into
Answer: monosaccharides


●● proteins break down into
Answer: peptides and amino acids


●● fats break down into
Answer: monoglycerides and fatty acids


●● nucleic acids break down into
Answer: nucleotides


●● organs of the alimentary canal
Answer: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large
intestine


●● acessory organs of the digestive system