Digestive System — Homi Bhabha Class 6 Biology MCQs with Solutions
Free Homi Bhabha Class 6 Biology Digestive System MCQs with step-by-step solutions (10 questions). Part of Human Body Systems. Practise online on Prepizo — no login needed.
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Questions with solutions
Q1 — Digestive System · easy · theory
Digestion of food begins in which part of the body?
A. The liver
B. The small intestine
C. The stomach
D. The mouth ✓ Correct
Solution: In the mouth the teeth chew the food and saliva starts breaking it down, so digestion begins here.
Q2 — Digestive System · easy · theory
After we swallow food, it is stored and churned in the muscular bag called the:
A. kidney
B. lungs
C. stomach ✓ Correct
D. heart
Solution: The stomach churns the food and mixes it with digestive juices.
Q3 — Digestive System · easy · theory
The watery liquid made in the mouth that helps soften food and start its digestion is:
A. blood
B. urine
C. saliva ✓ Correct
D. sweat
Solution: Saliva wets the food and begins breaking it down as we chew.
Q4 — Digestive System · easy · theory
The sharp front teeth used for biting and cutting food are called:
A. incisors ✓ Correct
B. canines
C. molars
D. wisdom teeth
Solution: Incisors are the flat, sharp front teeth used to cut and bite food.
Q5 — Digestive System · medium · theory
Most of the digested food is absorbed into the blood through the walls of the:
A. mouth
B. small intestine ✓ Correct
C. stomach
D. food pipe
Solution: The small intestine has a very long inner wall through which digested food passes into the blood.
Q6 — Digestive System · medium · theory
The largest gland in the body, which makes bile to help digest fatty food, is the:
A. liver ✓ Correct
B. kidney
C. heart
D. lungs
Solution: The liver is the body’s largest gland, and its bile helps break down fats.
Q7 — Digestive System · medium · theory
Chewed food is pushed from the mouth down to the stomach through a tube called the:
A. windpipe
B. food pipe ✓ Correct
C. blood vessel
D. small intestine
Solution: The food pipe (oesophagus) carries swallowed food down to the stomach.
Q8 — Digestive System · medium · theory
What is the main job of the large intestine?
A. To make blood
B. To absorb water from the undigested food ✓ Correct
C. To breathe in air
D. To chew the food
Solution: The large intestine soaks up water from the leftover food, leaving solid waste behind.
Q9 — Digestive System · hard · theory
Which shows the correct path that food follows through the body?
A. Stomach → mouth → small intestine → large intestine → food pipe
B. Mouth → stomach → food pipe → large intestine → small intestine
C. Mouth → windpipe → lungs → stomach → intestine
D. Mouth → food pipe → stomach → small intestine → large intestine ✓ Correct
Solution: Food travels mouth → food pipe → stomach → small intestine → large intestine.
Q10 — Digestive System · hard · theory
Bile made by the liver is stored in a small bag called the:
A. pancreas
B. appendix
C. gall bladder ✓ Correct
D. kidney
Solution: Bile is stored in the gall bladder until it is needed to digest fatty food.