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Worksheet: Parts and Functions of the Digestive System
Part 1
1. Why do we need food? 5. What tube connects the mouth
to the stomach?
A. To make the body bigger
B. To give our body energy
A. Small intestine
C. To help us sleep
B. Large intestine
D. To make our bones soft
C. Oesophagus
D. Liver
2. What is digestion?
6. What happens in the
A. Eating food stomach?
B. Drinking water
C. Breaking food into smaller A. Food is chewed
pieces the body can use B. Food mixes with digestive
D. Cooking food juices
C. Food leaves the body
3. Where does digestion begin? D. Water is absorbed
A. Stomach 7. Which organ absorbs nutrients
B. Mouth into the blood?
C. Small intestine
D. Large intestine A. Small intestine
B. Large intestine
4. What helps break down food C. Mouth
in the mouth? D. Oesophagus
A. Teeth and saliva 8. What is the function of the
B. Hair and skin large intestine?
C. Bones
D. Blood
A. Break food into pieces
B. Absorb water and form
waste
C. Produce saliva
D. Pump blood
Part 2
Match the digestive system part with its function.
Part Function
1. Mouth A. Absorbs water from food waste
2. Oesophagus B. Breaks food into smaller pieces
using teeth and saliva
3. Stomach C. Moves food to the stomach
4. Small intestine D. Food mixes with digestive juices
5. Large intestine E. Nutrients pass into the blood
Part 3 – Order the Digestive System
Number the organs (1–5) to show the correct order food travels through the
digestive system.
____ Mouth
____ Small intestine
____ Oesophagus
____ Large intestine
____ Stomach
Part 4 – Short Answer Questions
1. Why must food be digested before the body can use it?
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2. How does saliva help digestion?
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3. What happens to digested food in the small intestine?
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4. Which part of the digestive system removes undigested waste?
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5. How does the digestive system help the body get energy?
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Part 5 – Investigation: Digestion in the Mouth
1. What happened to the bread when you chewed it?
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2. Did the taste of the bread change after chewing? How?
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3. What does this tell you about digestion in the mouth?
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4. Why must we follow safety rules during investigations?
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Part 6 – Digestive Systems of Other Animals
1. Name two animals that have digestive systems similar to humans.
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2. Which parts of the rabbit and cat digestive systems are the same as humans?
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3. In which animal do you think digestion takes longer: a cat or a rabbit? Why?
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