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This document is a biology worksheet about digestion that includes: 1) A brief overview of the three main nutrients - carbohydrates, proteins, and fats - and their food sources and roles in the body. 2) A description of the digestive system and its six main parts: mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and rectum. It describes the functions of each part. 3) An explanation of enzymes and their role in speeding up digestion of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats into smaller molecules that can be absorbed into the bloodstream.

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Digestion

This document is a biology worksheet about digestion that includes: 1) A brief overview of the three main nutrients - carbohydrates, proteins, and fats - and their food sources and roles in the body. 2) A description of the digestive system and its six main parts: mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and rectum. It describes the functions of each part. 3) An explanation of enzymes and their role in speeding up digestion of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats into smaller molecules that can be absorbed into the bloodstream.

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Maris Stella High School Name: ____________________

Secondary Two Biology Class (Index No): ______ ( )


Date: _________________

The main source of __________
Made of carbon, hydrogen &
oxygen
The main carbohydrates are:
- Starch: Bread, rice, pasta,
_________
- ________: Apples, chocolates
Excess carbohydrates are
converted into _____ for storage

Topic 1:
Digestion
Diet:
The _____ & _____ we consume everyday
Nutrients:
The substances in our diet that keep us
healthy.

3 main types of nutrients
We eat in order to:
- Go: Provide ______ for work, movement and to maintain body functions
- Grow: To _______ new cells and tissues and to _______worn out cells
- Glow: To maintain __________
Proteins

Fats
Main substance used for the
growth and repair of cells
Compounds of carbon,
hydrogen, oxygen & ________
Some contain ____________
Foods rich in proteins: Fish,
_______, eggs, milk, cheese,
__________
Important source of ________
Gives ________ the amount of
energy as carbohydrates
Compounds of carbon, hydrogen
and oxygen
Usually solids
A fat that is a liquid at room
temperature is known as an ___
Food: Milk, cheese, nuts
Why do we eat?
energy
























Enzymes are a type of proteins.
Enzymes alter the rate of the _________ _______ in our body without being changed and are _______ in action.
Digestive enzymes speed up the process of __________.
Digestion: The _____________ of large molecules of food into small diffusible molecules
Digestion
Small molecules
(Starch)
Protein
___________ _______
Polypeptides
(Peptones)
Fats
Fatty Acids & Glycerol
What are enzymes?

The The
Di g Di gesti ve esti ve
System System
Consists of a long tube
known as the alimentary
canal, with organs joined
to the canal.


_________: Cut and grind food
into smaller pieces
________: Mucus softens the food
________: Mixes food with saliva
and rolls food

Mouth
1
This is a narrow muscular tube.
Food moves along the
oesophagus by muscular
contractions (_____________)
Amylase continues to break down
starch into maltose


2




This is a bag-like region
with gastric glands that
produce ______ and
__________.
Acid: Kills ________ &
parasites
Enzymes: __________
which break down
proteins into
_________

Food leaving the stomach
is a semi-liquid.


3


This region is approximately
6 m long!
Digestive enzymes are
secreted by the _________
& ___________ _________
The small molecules of
digested food can be
__________ into the
bloodstream



4
What is occurring in the small intestine:
Absorption of Food:
Small food molecules (eg. glucose & amino acids)
can pass through the intestine walls and
_________ ____ _________________.
The blood carries the food to all parts of the body.


Villi: Finger-like parts
They provide a _______ __________ _______ for
absorption of food.
The ________ of the small intestine increases surface area.


4
Absorption of water and
mineral salts
Undigested material
become a semi-solid
waste
________ move to the
rectum

5
Faeces stored
temporarily in the
rectum
Passed out of the
body through the
________

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