Grade 10

Biology
Digestion Worksheet

1. In what segment(s) of the alimentary canal (mouth, stomach, small

intestine, large intestine) does chemical digestion occur for each
macromolecule type?

a. proteins _________________

b. carbohydrates _________________

c. lipids_________________ (3marks)

Use the words in the box below to complete questions 2-12.

a. liver b. colon

c. gallbladder d. Esophagus

e. mouth f. pancreas

g. tongue h. peristalsis

i. stomach j. large intestine

k. villi l. teeth
_____2. stores a substance called bile, which physically breaks down fat
droplets

_____3. Digestion begins when salivary gland secretions enter this

_____4. Minute projection extending from the walls of the small intestine
and involved in absorbing products of digestion

_____5. used to cut, tear, and grind food; adult has 32

_____6. when you swallow food, muscular movements carry the food
along this structure to the stomach

_____7. this organ absorbs excess water from undigested food prior to its
release from the body as a solid waste

_____8. Muscular movement involving the walls of the digestive tract that
serve to mix materials and move them along the tract

_____9. it pushes food to the back of the mouth prior to swallowing

_____10. this organ produces bile and detoxifies a variety of substances

_____11. produces digestive juices that are released into the small
intestine

_____12. another name for the large intestine (11marks)

13. Complete the following table using the table in your notes.
 (8marks)

Organ Enzyme Function

Mouth

Stomach Hydrochloric acid

Stomach Digests protein to

peptides

Stomach Clots soluble milk

protein

Small Intestine Digests starch to

maltose

Small Intestine Trypsin

Small Intestine Digest lipids to fatty

acids + glycerol

14. State what happens, when there are excess carbohydrates, amino
acids, fatty acids and glycerol in your diet. (3marks)

15. Describe how the body systems work together to assimilate

glucose molecules. (5marks)

Total = 30 marks