6th Grade Science Reviewer
Part 8 Living Things and Their
Environment
Direction: Choose the letter with the best answer. Write your answer on
your answer sheet.
1. What is the function of the
digestive system?
A.
It is the framework of the body.
B.
It supports the skeleton and enables the body to move.
C.
It is the control center of the body.
D.
It takes care of digesting the food, absorbing nutrients, and
eliminating waste materials from the body. *
2. The hollow muscular organ is
located between the esophagus and small intestine.
A.
liver
B.
pancreas
C.
stomach *
D.
diaphragm
3. The muscular tube through
which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach.
A.
small intestine
B.
large intestine
C.
rectum
D.
esophagus *
4. The part of the digestive
system where most digestion and absorption of food takes
place.
A.
stomach
B.
esophagus
C.
small intestine *
D.
large intestine
5. What organ of the digestive
system absorbs water and vitamins while converting undigested food into feces?
A.
liver
B.
small intestine
C.
large intestine *
D.
rectum
6. What do you call the process
of breaking down of food into simple nutrients that can be used
by the cells of the body?
A.
circulation
B.
digestion *
C.
respiration
D.
excretion
7. What is the major organ of the respiratory system?
A.
brain
B.
lungs *
C.
heart
D.
kidneys
8. During inhalation, the
diaphragm contracts and moves down, causing the volume of the chest cavity to ________.
A.
increase *
B.
decrease
C.
relax
D.
stay the same.
9. These are a pair of
bean-shaped organs that are the body’s water control and blood-cleaning plants.
A.
kidneys *
B.
lungs
C.
hormones
D.
enzymes
10. What is the basic unit or
building block of the nervous system?
A.
nerves
B.
brain
C.
neuron *
D.
somatic
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