1. What is digestion?

A) Digestion is the process that allows my food to enter my bloodstream to be used as nutrients.  
B) Digestion is a process that starts at my mouth and ends when I pass the food out of my bowels.  
C) Digestion is the process that my body uses to try and break down anything I put in my mouth and swallow.
D) All of the above.

2. My enzymes are responsible for cutting my food into millions of tiny pieces too small for me to see with my naked eye. A) True   B)  False

3. Where does digestion take place?

A) My digestion takes place in my mouth.  
B) My digestion takes place in my stomach.  
C) My digestion takes place in my intestines
D) All of the above.

4.  When an apple falls from the tree and hits the ground, the part that hits the ground should ________. A) turn blue B) turn brown C) stay the same color D) turn black

A) The apple changes colors because its enzymes get released in the area where it hit the ground.
B) The apple changes colors because the air gets to the part where it hits the ground.
C) The apple does not change colors where it hits the ground.

6. Your digestive system is capable of digesting (breaking down) any food that you eat.

 7. Your food should supply the digestive enzymes needed to digest itself.

A) True  
B)  False 

8. Unless your food is grown by someone you trust or is labeled USRDA it could have had radiation passed over it to make it last longer once it reaches the grocery store.

A) True  
B)  False 

9. Passing radiation over the food destroys the enzymes and prevents the food from digesting itself while it is sitting in the grocery story waiting to be purchased.  Unfortunately, this also keeps the food from digesting itself when it is eaten.

A) True  
B)  False 

10. Cooking my food can destroy the enzymes needed for digestion.

A) True  
B)  False 

11.  Not having the proper enzymes to digest your food can cause all of the following except: A) gas with meals. B) ridges on your fingernails. C) allergies. D) bloating with meals. E) an aching back.

12.  What is the hour of predigestion?

A) The first hour before you eat your food when your body is preparing to digest the food you are about to eat.
B) The first hour after you eat your food when your body is working hard to digest your food.
C) The first hour after you eat your food when your body does very little to digest the food because your body is allowing the food to digest itself.
D) The hour you should relax to allow your body to do the first stages of digestion.

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