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Class 6 Middle School Science — practice questions

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The breaking down of complex food into simpler substances is called:Read the answer and worked solution →A python swallows its prey whole. Its mode of feeding is:Read the answer and worked solution →Bees and humming birds feed on the nectar of flowers by:Read the answer and worked solution →Food passes from the mouth into the stomach through the:Read the answer and worked solution →Saliva in the mouth begins the digestion of:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest gland in the human body, which secretes bile, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Bile plays an important part in the digestion of:Read the answer and worked solution →The cream coloured gland that secretes pancreatic juice is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Digestion of all the components of food is completed in the:Read the answer and worked solution →The passage of digested food into the blood is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Finger like projections in the inner wall of the small intestine are called:Read the answer and worked solution →The villi help digestion by increasing the:Read the answer and worked solution →The use of absorbed food by body cells for energy and repair is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Compared with the small intestine, the large intestine is:Read the answer and worked solution →The removal of undigested waste from the body is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Cattle swallow grass quickly and store it in a large sac called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Animals that bring food back to the mouth to chew again are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Grass is rich in a carbohydrate that most animals cannot digest, called:Read the answer and worked solution →A microscopic single celled organism found in pond water is:Read the answer and worked solution →Amoeba captures its food using false feet called:Read the answer and worked solution →Inside Amoeba, food is digested within a structure called the food:Read the answer and worked solution →A dentist advises cleaning teeth after meals with a brush or:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the digestive organsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the digestion stepsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the digestion gatesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the digestion wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Human or amoebaRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the nutrition factsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Digestion bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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The breaking down of complex food into simpler substances is called:

  1. Digestion
  2. Dispersion
  3. Dissolution
  4. Distillation
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Correct answer: A. Digestion

1. Food must be simplified before the body can use it. 2. That breaking down has a name. 3. It is digestion. _Source: syllabus Science Class VII, Chapter 2, Nutrition in Animals._

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A python swallows its prey whole. Its mode of feeding is:

  1. Siphoning
  2. Swallowing
  3. Sponging
  4. Scraping
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Correct answer: B. Swallowing

1. Different animals take food in different ways. 2. The python does not chew at all. 3. Its mode is swallowing. _Source: syllabus Science Class VII, Chapter 2, Nutrition in Animals._

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Bees and humming birds feed on the nectar of flowers by:

  1. Sucking
  2. Scraping
  3. Chewing
  4. Swallowing
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Correct answer: A. Sucking

1. Nectar is a liquid deep inside a flower. 2. It must be drawn out, not bitten. 3. So they feed by sucking. _Source: syllabus Science Class VII, Chapter 2, Nutrition in Animals._

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