Food and Digestion

Student Objectives

Standard 3:

3.2.a Identify organs, organ systems and describe their functions.

3.2.b Explain the interaction of body systems.

3.3.a Identify levels of organization within an organism.

3.4.a Describe the various processes that food undergoes to be absorbed by an organism’s cells.

3.4.b Identify and compare ways various organisms transport nutrients and wastes.

Objectives: Chapter 2 Sections 3-4 Only

1. Describe the functions carried out in the digestive system.

2. Explain the roles of the mouth, esophagus, and stomach in digestion.

3. Describe the digestive processes that occur in the small intestine and how other digestive organs are involved.

4. Explain the role of the large intestine in digestion.