Application of Skills Directions

question 20

Multiple Choice

Application of Skills Directions:
Apply the knowledge you have gained from Chapter 21 to choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
My preference is to graduate in two years, _____ it will probably take me longer _____ I changed my major.

• A) as long as, when
• B) but, since
• C) so that, unless
• D) because, if

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Definitions:

Stomach

In vertebrates, muscular sac that mixes food with gastric juices to form chyme, which enters the small intestine.

Partially Digest

Partially digest describes a process where food is incompletely broken down by enzymes, typically occurring in the digestive system before nutrients are absorbed.

Microvilli

Minute, finger-like projections of the cell membrane that increase surface area for absorption, especially in the lining of the intestinal tract.

Small Intestine

A part of the gastrointestinal tract where most of the digestion and absorption of nutrients occurs, extending from the stomach to the large intestine.