Science Unit test WS
Science Unit test WS
3. The flowchart below shows the sequence of the stages of digestion. Fill in the flowchart by
describing what happens in each stage.
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4. How do the teeth and saliva in our mouth help in the digestion system?
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5. What does the stomach do? Circle the correct answer.
Adds digestive juices to the food
Absorbs water and salt from the undigested food
Chews and grinds the food
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6. Study the diagram below.
absorbs
A C
absorbs
B D
Name the parts A, B, C and D.
A: _______________________________________________________________________________
B:________________________________________________________________________________
C: _______________________________________________________________________________
D: _______________________________________________________________________________
7. Melissa ate a plate of chicken rice. The graph below shows the amount of undigested food
leaving each organ of her digestive system, P,Q, R, large intestine and gullet, after a meal.
food leaving each organ
Amount of undigested
(unit)
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8. Gary is finding out about the digestive system.
To give support to the body To break down food for the body to absorb
To control how the body moves To transport blood around the body
9. Which group is found at the top of the food pyramid, indicating it should be least consumed?
a. Fats, Oils and Sweets
b. Fruits and vegetables
c. Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry beans, Eggs and Nut
d. Bread, Cereal, Rice and pasta.
a) Bella uses information in the table to sort the food into two groups. Here are her two
groups.
Group A Group B
Grapes Chicken nuggets
Watermelon Fried potatoes
Candy
Sweet tea
12. Draw a line to match the food group with good sources.
13. Label the food pyramid with the correct food groups.