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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

WORKSHEET # 1

NAME:

Use the words to fill in the blanks.


stomach chewed food energy
rectum liver mouth small intestine
waste saliva large intestine digestion
system swallow tongue pharynx
acid absorbed liquids oesophagus

All animals need to eat ______________ to get ____________ to


live. But in order to use this food, they have to break it down in a
process called __________________. And so, all animals have a group
of connected organs called the digestive __________________.
In humans, the process of digestion begins in the _____________
where food is ________________ into small pieces by the teeth. The
_______________ helps by moving these pieces around. These pieces
are covered by ________________, or spit. The saliva makes the food
slippery so that it is easier to _______________. It also helps to
break down the food.
Once the food is swallowed, it passes through the _______________,
which is like a gate that sends food into the ______________ and air
into the lungs. The food travels down the esophagus and into the
______________. Once in the stomach the food is mixed with
_____________ and crushed some more.
After spending some time in the stomach, the food is sent into the
________________________ where nutrients are
______________. The _____________ helps by producing some
digestive juices called bile. Next, the remaining food goes into the
_________________________ where the _______________ are
absorbed. The remaining food is called _________________ and it is
pushed into the ________________ where it waits before leaving the
body.

(20 marks)

1
6. Which of the following BEST describes the
1) The process of digestion involves digestion of beans?
a) cutting and grinding food with your teeth
b) churning food in our stomach a) Chewing → Stomach → Proteins → Amino
c) breaking large food molecules into smaller Acids.
ones
b) Chewing → Stomach → Minerals → Calcium
d) altering the acidity of the food molecules & Iron.

c) Chewing → Pancreas → Fats → Fatty acids


→ Glycerol.

d) Chewing → Pancreas → Carbohydrates →


Simple sugars.

7) Which part of the digestive system


2) In the diagram above, the main function of contains acid?
the structure labeled I is to carry a) Mouth
a) air b) Stomach
b) food c) Small intestine
c) blood d) Large intestine
d) messages from the brain
8) Which of the following is not a digested
3) Which part of the alimentary canal labeled substance?
A, B, C, D in the diagram below is a) Starch
responsible for absorption of water? b) Glucose
c) Fatty acids
d) Amino acids

9) In which part of the alimentary canal is


food mixed with bile?
a) Large intestine
b) Oesophagus
c) Small intestine
d) Stomach

10) Which one of the following foods is


Question 4) is based on the figure below. mostly broken down by the enzyme amylase?
a) Meat
b) Milk
c) Nuts
d) Rice

(10 marks)

4) Bile is used to emulsify fats. Which


structure produces fats.
a) I
b) II TOTAL: 30 MARKS
c) III
d) IV

5) Where in the digestive system does the


mechanical digestion of protein begin?
a) Large intestine
b) Mouth
c) Small intestine
d) Stomach

END OF WORKSHEET

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