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B5.3 Diet and digestio

1 Complete the sentences using the words in

the box.

Each word may only be used once.

size money diet food

amount exercise house hungry

range healthy similar lot

Humans need a balanced ____________ to stay

healthy.

It is important to have the correct ____________

of a ____________ of nutrients.

To have a ____________ lifestyle, humans need

enough sleep and regular ____________ .
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2 (a) Which food is a good source of protein?
Circle one letter.

A B C D
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(b) Why do we need protein in our diet?

Circle one letter.

A to move food through the digestive

system

B to grow and repair the body

C to give us healthy bacteria

D to make food easier to swallow

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3 Which nutrient is most important to an athlete
during a 100 m sprint? Circle one letter.

A carbohydrate

B fat

C fibre

D minerals
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4 The diagram shows the human digestive system.

Write each word from the box once next to

the correct label line.

There are more label lines than you need.

stomach oesophagus small intestine

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5 Draw a line to match each scientific word to its
correct meaning.

Scientific word Meaning

breaking down
absorption
food

moving food
ingestion from the mouth
to the stomach

removing
egestion
undigested waste

taking food into

digestion
the mouth

digested food
swallowing moving into the
blood
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