Questions on Nutrition & Digestion
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process of
is the breakdown of food into
substances,
and the passage into the
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food molecules are too
to pass through the walls of the
and
need to be broken down by special chemicals called
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Digestion of Carbohydrates
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Which food
group is the largest in all 3 cereals?
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each food group to it's function in the body.
used like fuel for your body
used for growth
and repair
act as a store
for energy
usually needed in small amounts to help make certain parts
of the body
a large group of substances needed in small amounts to prevent
many diseases
Water is not a food, but we would die without it.
What percentage of the body is water?
Which cereal
has the largest fibre content?
Drag relevant words from the list
to comlete the sentance.
Complete the sentances by dragging
the words from the following list.
Gullet =
Small intestine =
Pancreas =
Stomach =
Large intestine =
Liver =
It makes 3 enzymes; protease, carbohydrates and lipase.
What is it?
It makes bile to emulsify fats and neutralise stomach
acid.
What is it?
It absorbs food through the gut
wall into the blood. What is it?
It absorbs water from the gut.
What is it?
