Why do we Digest Our Food?

Fill in the Gaps...

When food first arrives in our _______________ system it is too big to be

absorbed in the ________________ Intestine. _________________ act like
‘chemical scissors/digestive catalyst’ and _____________
______________ the food into smaller pieces that will fit through the walls
of the small intestine. These smaller pieces are then __________________
away by the blood stream.

Words to help : Carried, Enzymes, Break, Digestive, Small, Down

Sort these foods into the following food groups:

Bread, Meat, Eggs, Butter, Pasta, Rice, Milk, Cheese, Fish,

Potatoes, Beans, Cereal, Oil, Cream.

Carbohydrates Fats Proteins

Explain why we need enzymes in our digestive system...

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Match the Following Organs with their job in the digestive system.

Mouth  Water is absorbed from the

waste matter back into the
bloodstream here.
Oesophagus
 Food travels from the
mouth down to the
Stomach stomach in this pipe.
 Food is mixed with acid and
broken down here.
Small Intestine  Waste leaves the body
here.
 The rest of the food is
Large Intestine
broken down and nutrients
are absorbed here.
 Food is chewed and mixed
Anus
with saliva here.