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The Digestive Journey

Science · The Human Body · ages 7-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Which part chews food into small pieces?

    • Teeth
    • Saliva
    • Stomach

  2. Which tube carries swallowed food towards the stomach?

    • Stomach
    • Oesophagus
    • Small intestine

  3. After passing through the large intestine, leftover food waste leaves the body through the mouth.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. What does the stomach do to food?

    • Chews food with teeth and mixes it with saliva
    • Absorbs most nutrients and sends them into blood
    • Churns food and mixes it with digestive juices

  5. Which organ absorbs most of the nutrients from food?

    • Stomach
    • Large intestine
    • Small intestine

  6. After the stomach, where does food go next?

    MouthOesophagusStomach?Large intestine
    • Large intestine
    • Small intestine
    • Mouth

  7. Zara eats breakfast. Which list puts these five main parts of the digestive route in order?

    • Mouth, stomach, oesophagus, small intestine, large intestine
    • Mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
    • Mouth, oesophagus, small intestine, stomach, large intestine

  8. Ben labels a chart: 'Large intestine: most nutrients absorbed. Small intestine: leftover waste made more solid.' How should he fix the chart?

    • Swap the two intestine names.
    • Keep both intestine names as they are.
    • Replace both names with 'stomach'.
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Answer key

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  1. Teeth · Teeth chew food. Saliva wets it and starts breaking down some of it, but does not chew.
  2. Oesophagus · Muscles in the oesophagus push swallowed food towards the stomach.
  3. False · Leftover food waste enters the rectum and leaves through the anus.
  4. Churns food and mixes it with digestive juices · The stomach churns food while mixing it with digestive juices, including acid.
  5. Small intestine · Most nutrients are absorbed through the walls of the small intestine.
  6. Small intestine · Food moves from the stomach into the small intestine before reaching the large intestine.
  7. Mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine · The oesophagus comes before the stomach, and the stomach comes before the small intestine.
  8. Swap the two intestine names. · The small intestine absorbs most nutrients. The large intestine absorbs water from leftovers, making the waste more solid. Ben exchanged their jobs.
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