THE

DIGESTIVE
SYSTEM
How do organisms survive?
Living organisms need food to survive.
But since the food we eat is in COMPLEX
form, it must be broken down into
smaller pieces.
These food need to be
properly DIGESTED.
 DIGESTION
It is the breaking down of food into SMALLER
PIECES that the body can ABSORB and USE
MECHANICAL
DIGESTION
PHYSICAL breaking
down of food.
CHEMICAL DIGESTION
Involves CHEMICAL ENZYMES.
PROCESSES
INVOLVED
IN
DIGESTION
 INGESTION
food is ingested IN our MOUTH
and digestion starts
ABSORPTION
taking UP nutrients
ASSIMILATION
USing the nutrients
 EXCRETION
REMOVAL of undigested materials OUT
of the boy
BASIC ORGANS
OF THE
DIGESTIVE
SYSTEM
ACCESSORY
ORGANS
NEWS ARTICLE SHARING ABOUT
THE
DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE
SYSTEM
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 GUESS
THE
PROCESS
Answer what process is being described in
each question by unscrambling the letters.
IONEGISTN
It is the process of TAKING IN
food.
It is the process of TAKING IN food.

 INGESTION
OONATBSPIR
It is the process of TAKING UP
nutrients.
ABSORPTION
It is the process of TAKING UP
nutrients.
SALIMINOTSIA
It is the process of USING THE
NUTRIENTS by the body.
ASSIMILATION
It is the process of USING THE
NUTRIENTS by the body.
OTIXNECER
It is the process of REMOVING
undigested materials.
EXCRETION
It is the process of REMOVING
undigested materials.