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Let's solve the "The Digestive System" worksheet step by step. We are given a passage with blanks, and we need to fill in the correct word from the provided word bank (numbered 1–16). Then, write the number corresponding to the word in the blank.
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1. fluids
2. nourish
3. food
4. nutrients
5. saliva
6. chemical
7. stomach
8. waste
9. mouth
10. fuel
11. small intestine
12. intestine
13. absorption
14. cells
15. esophagus
16. sugars
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> All living things need ____________, the energy the body needs comes from the ____________ it eats. The parts of the body that help break down the food it eats and turn it into ____________ for the body is called the digestive system. The digestive system is responsible for digesting food to ____________ all of the ____________ in the body. Digesting food begins at the time food is put into the ____________. Digesting takes two forms, mechanical and ____________. Your mouth does the chewing which is referred to as mechanical digestion and your ____________ and ____________ intestines break the food down using chemicals turning it into ____________ which is called chemical digestion. First, the food is broken down by chewing and being softened by the ____________ in the mouth. From there, it is then swallowed by the ____________ in the throat and passes through to the stomach. The stomach acid and gastric juices change the swallowed foods into ____________ and turns it into nutrients and that the body needs. After the stomach, the food then enters the small ____________ where the nutrients are absorbed. From the small intestine, the nutrients reach the blood stream by ____________ where they nourish the cells in the body. What is left over then travels to the large intestine where most of the water is removed from the food. What remains is then turned into solid ____________ to be taken to the rectum for excretion.
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Now let’s go blank by blank and determine the best fit:
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1. All living things need ____________, the energy the body needs comes from the ____________ it eats.
- First blank: "need" → something essential → fuel (energy source) → 10. fuel
- Second blank: "comes from the ___ it eats" → food → 3. food
✔ So: 10, 3
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2. The parts of the body that help break down the food it eats and turn it into ____________ for the body is called the digestive system.
- Turn food into what? → nutrients → 4. nutrients
✔ 4
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3. The digestive system is responsible for digesting food to ____________ all of the ____________ in the body.
- Purpose of digestion: to nourish the body → 2. nourish
- Nourish cells → 14. cells
✔ 2, 14
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4. Digesting food begins at the time food is put into the ____________.
- Starts in the mouth → 9. mouth
✔ 9
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5. Digesting takes two forms, mechanical and ____________.
- Two types: mechanical and chemical → 6. chemical
✔ 6
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6. Your mouth does the chewing which is referred to as mechanical digestion and your ____________ and ____________ intestines break the food down using chemicals turning it into ____________ which is called chemical digestion.
- Chemical digestion occurs in the stomach and intestines
- So: 7. stomach and 12. intestine (note: “intestines” plural — but word bank says “intestine”, so likely acceptable)
- Then: “turning it into ___” → fluids (chyme, liquid form) → 1. fluids
✔ 7, 12, 1
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7. First, the food is broken down by chewing and being softened by the ____________ in the mouth.
- Saliva softens food → 5. saliva
✔ 5
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8. From there, it is then swallowed by the ____________ in the throat and passes through to the stomach.
- Swallowed through the esophagus → 15. esophagus
✔ 15
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9. The stomach acid and gastric juices change the swallowed foods into ____________ and turns it into nutrients...
- Food becomes chyme → but not in word bank. Wait — look at options.
- Best match: fluids (since chyme is a fluid) → already used earlier? Yes, but may be reused?
- But let’s see: the sentence says “into ____________ and turns it into nutrients” → maybe fluids fits here?
Wait — actually, word bank has fluids (1), and this makes sense: food becomes fluids (chyme) before nutrient extraction.
So: 1. fluids
✔ 1
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10. After the stomach, the food then enters the small ____________ where the nutrients are absorbed.
- Small intestine → 11. small intestine
✔ 11
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11. From the small intestine, the nutrients reach the blood stream by ____________ where they nourish the cells in the body.
- Process of nutrients entering blood: absorption → 13. absorption
✔ 13
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12. What is left over then travels to the large intestine where most of the water is removed from the food. What remains is then turned into solid ____________ to be taken to the rectum for excretion.
- Waste product → waste → 8. waste
✔ 8
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Let’s now write the completed passage with numbers:
> All living things need 10, the energy the body needs comes from the 3 it eats. The parts of the body that help break down the food it eats and turn it into 4 for the body is called the digestive system. The digestive system is responsible for digesting food to 2 all of the 14 in the body. Digesting food begins at the time food is put into the 9. Digesting takes two forms, mechanical and 6. Your mouth does the chewing which is referred to as mechanical digestion and your 7 and 12 intestines break the food down using chemicals turning it into 1 which is called chemical digestion. First, the food is broken down by chewing and being softened by the 5 in the mouth. From there, it is then swallowed by the 15 in the throat and passes through to the stomach. The stomach acid and gastric juices change the swallowed foods into 1 and turns it into nutrients and that the body needs. After the stomach, the food then enters the small 11 where the nutrients are absorbed. From the small intestine, the nutrients reach the blood stream by 13 where they nourish the cells in the body. What is left over then travels to the large intestine where most of the water is removed from the food. What remains is then turned into solid 8 to be taken to the rectum for excretion.
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- "fluids" appears twice (blanks 6 and 9) — that’s okay; it's a valid reuse.
- "intestine" is used for both small and large intestine — though "small intestine" is listed as one word (11), and general "intestine" (12) might refer to large intestine or general term — but context suggests 12. intestine is meant for the second part ("and __ intestines") — likely referring to large intestine or general term.
- Word "small intestine" is listed as #11 — so it’s better to use 11 for the small intestine.
- For "your __ and __ intestines", the first blank is stomach (7), second is intestine (12) — even though it's not perfectly phrased, it’s the best fit.
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| Blank | Number |
|-------|--------|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 14 |
| 6 | 9 |
| 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 |
| 9 | 12 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 |
| 12 | 15 |
| 13 | 1 |
| 14 | 11 |
| 15 | 13 |
| 16 | 8 |
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10, 3, 4, 2, 14, 9, 6, 7, 12, 1, 5, 15, 1, 11, 13, 8
This completes the worksheet correctly!
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Word Bank:
1. fluids
2. nourish
3. food
4. nutrients
5. saliva
6. chemical
7. stomach
8. waste
9. mouth
10. fuel
11. small intestine
12. intestine
13. absorption
14. cells
15. esophagus
16. sugars
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Passage with Blanks:
> All living things need ____________, the energy the body needs comes from the ____________ it eats. The parts of the body that help break down the food it eats and turn it into ____________ for the body is called the digestive system. The digestive system is responsible for digesting food to ____________ all of the ____________ in the body. Digesting food begins at the time food is put into the ____________. Digesting takes two forms, mechanical and ____________. Your mouth does the chewing which is referred to as mechanical digestion and your ____________ and ____________ intestines break the food down using chemicals turning it into ____________ which is called chemical digestion. First, the food is broken down by chewing and being softened by the ____________ in the mouth. From there, it is then swallowed by the ____________ in the throat and passes through to the stomach. The stomach acid and gastric juices change the swallowed foods into ____________ and turns it into nutrients and that the body needs. After the stomach, the food then enters the small ____________ where the nutrients are absorbed. From the small intestine, the nutrients reach the blood stream by ____________ where they nourish the cells in the body. What is left over then travels to the large intestine where most of the water is removed from the food. What remains is then turned into solid ____________ to be taken to the rectum for excretion.
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Now let’s go blank by blank and determine the best fit:
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1. All living things need ____________, the energy the body needs comes from the ____________ it eats.
- First blank: "need" → something essential → fuel (energy source) → 10. fuel
- Second blank: "comes from the ___ it eats" → food → 3. food
✔ So: 10, 3
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2. The parts of the body that help break down the food it eats and turn it into ____________ for the body is called the digestive system.
- Turn food into what? → nutrients → 4. nutrients
✔ 4
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3. The digestive system is responsible for digesting food to ____________ all of the ____________ in the body.
- Purpose of digestion: to nourish the body → 2. nourish
- Nourish cells → 14. cells
✔ 2, 14
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4. Digesting food begins at the time food is put into the ____________.
- Starts in the mouth → 9. mouth
✔ 9
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5. Digesting takes two forms, mechanical and ____________.
- Two types: mechanical and chemical → 6. chemical
✔ 6
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6. Your mouth does the chewing which is referred to as mechanical digestion and your ____________ and ____________ intestines break the food down using chemicals turning it into ____________ which is called chemical digestion.
- Chemical digestion occurs in the stomach and intestines
- So: 7. stomach and 12. intestine (note: “intestines” plural — but word bank says “intestine”, so likely acceptable)
- Then: “turning it into ___” → fluids (chyme, liquid form) → 1. fluids
✔ 7, 12, 1
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7. First, the food is broken down by chewing and being softened by the ____________ in the mouth.
- Saliva softens food → 5. saliva
✔ 5
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8. From there, it is then swallowed by the ____________ in the throat and passes through to the stomach.
- Swallowed through the esophagus → 15. esophagus
✔ 15
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9. The stomach acid and gastric juices change the swallowed foods into ____________ and turns it into nutrients...
- Food becomes chyme → but not in word bank. Wait — look at options.
- Best match: fluids (since chyme is a fluid) → already used earlier? Yes, but may be reused?
- But let’s see: the sentence says “into ____________ and turns it into nutrients” → maybe fluids fits here?
Wait — actually, word bank has fluids (1), and this makes sense: food becomes fluids (chyme) before nutrient extraction.
So: 1. fluids
✔ 1
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10. After the stomach, the food then enters the small ____________ where the nutrients are absorbed.
- Small intestine → 11. small intestine
✔ 11
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11. From the small intestine, the nutrients reach the blood stream by ____________ where they nourish the cells in the body.
- Process of nutrients entering blood: absorption → 13. absorption
✔ 13
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12. What is left over then travels to the large intestine where most of the water is removed from the food. What remains is then turned into solid ____________ to be taken to the rectum for excretion.
- Waste product → waste → 8. waste
✔ 8
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✔ Final Answer Key (Blanks filled with numbers):
Let’s now write the completed passage with numbers:
> All living things need 10, the energy the body needs comes from the 3 it eats. The parts of the body that help break down the food it eats and turn it into 4 for the body is called the digestive system. The digestive system is responsible for digesting food to 2 all of the 14 in the body. Digesting food begins at the time food is put into the 9. Digesting takes two forms, mechanical and 6. Your mouth does the chewing which is referred to as mechanical digestion and your 7 and 12 intestines break the food down using chemicals turning it into 1 which is called chemical digestion. First, the food is broken down by chewing and being softened by the 5 in the mouth. From there, it is then swallowed by the 15 in the throat and passes through to the stomach. The stomach acid and gastric juices change the swallowed foods into 1 and turns it into nutrients and that the body needs. After the stomach, the food then enters the small 11 where the nutrients are absorbed. From the small intestine, the nutrients reach the blood stream by 13 where they nourish the cells in the body. What is left over then travels to the large intestine where most of the water is removed from the food. What remains is then turned into solid 8 to be taken to the rectum for excretion.
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🔍 Notes:
- "fluids" appears twice (blanks 6 and 9) — that’s okay; it's a valid reuse.
- "intestine" is used for both small and large intestine — though "small intestine" is listed as one word (11), and general "intestine" (12) might refer to large intestine or general term — but context suggests 12. intestine is meant for the second part ("and __ intestines") — likely referring to large intestine or general term.
- Word "small intestine" is listed as #11 — so it’s better to use 11 for the small intestine.
- For "your __ and __ intestines", the first blank is stomach (7), second is intestine (12) — even though it's not perfectly phrased, it’s the best fit.
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✔ Final Answer (Numbered Fill-ins):
| Blank | Number |
|-------|--------|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 14 |
| 6 | 9 |
| 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 |
| 9 | 12 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 |
| 12 | 15 |
| 13 | 1 |
| 14 | 11 |
| 15 | 13 |
| 16 | 8 |
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📝 Summary of Answers:
10, 3, 4, 2, 14, 9, 6, 7, 12, 1, 5, 15, 1, 11, 13, 8
This completes the worksheet correctly!
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