Name: Date: July, 13th Mark:
Science Assignment: The Digestive System
1. Read the following sentences, and say whether they are True or False:
This system consists of a group of organs that convert waste into nutrients and
absorbs what we don’t need.
It starts at the esophagus and ends at the small intestine.
This system includes a group of digestive glands.
2. The Digestive System consists of 4 stages. Name them in the correct order:
1) ____________________________________ 3) ____________________________________
2) ____________________________________ 4) ____________________________________
3. Complete the following paragraph with the words from the box:
saliva – bolus – digestive tract – teeth – tongue – salivary glands – chew
“____________ are used to ___________ food and break it into smaller pieces.
Then, the __________ moves and mixes the food with the __________, which is
produced by _______________. All these processes make a _____________, which
is a ball of food that it’s swallowed until it reaches the _________________”.
4. The process of swallowing consists of two stages:
It’s ____________________________________ and ____________________________________
5. How does food move through the digestive tract? How is this called?
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6. The cardiac sphincter has a very important function in this system. Explain:
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7. Complete the following extract with the missing words:
“Once in the stomach, food mixes with _______ _______. Both gastric juices and
_______ _______ convert the _______ into a thick liquid, called _______”.
8. Match each fluid with its producer:
intestinal juice produced by the lives
bile produced by the pancreas
pancreatic juice produced by the small intestine
9. What is the function of villi in the small intestine?
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10. The following paragraph contains 6 mistakes. Cross them out, and write the correct
version on top:
“After all the nutrients are absorbed, the leftover waste passes to the small
intestine. This organ forms and eliminates nutrients in a process called
ingestion. This organ absorbs any water, giving fecal matter its loose
consistency; then, it’s stored in the anus; and finally, it’s expelled through
the rectum”.
