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Directions: WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES! Choose the level that you feel you can successfully complete, but be brave and choose the level that challenges you!
Level#1: The small intestine is the place where the nutrients in the food we eat are absorbed by the body. When food leaves your stomach it is mostly liquid. This liquid goes into the small intestine, which is connected to the stomach and is directly below it.
1. What part of your digestive system is right above your small intestines?
2. Where does the liquid from your stomach go?
3. What is mostly liquid when it leaves the stomach?
4. What part of your body are nutrients from the food you eat absorbed?
5. What is the reason that Soda tells Ponyboy that he dropped out of high school?
Level#2: The small intestine is the place where the nutrients in the food we eat are absorbed by the body. When food leaves your stomach it is mostly liquid. This liquid goes into the small intestine, which is connected to the stomach and is directly below it. The small intestine has many tiny blood vessels that allow the nutrients to be absorbed into the bloodstream to feed the body.
1. How does the body get nutrients from the food you eat?
2. Where does the liquid that leaves the stomach go?
3. Describe what food looks like when it leaves the stomach.
4. What goes on in the small intestine that is very important?
5. What were the only two classes Soda says he was passing in high school before he dropped out?
Level#3: The small intestine is the place where the nutrients in the food we eat are absorbed by the body. When food leaves your stomach it is mostly liquid. This liquid goes into the small intestine, which is connected to the stomach and is directly below it. The small intestine has many tiny blood vessels that allow the nutrients to be absorbed into the bloodstream to feed the body. This happens because the lining of the small intestine has many folds and tiny finger-shaped structures called villi.The villi increase the surface area of the small intestine. This means more nutrients can be absorbed by the body.
1. Explain why the villi are important and how they help the body.
2. Describe what the lining of the small intestine has in it.
3. How does the body get nutrients from the food you eat?
4. Describe what food looks like when it leaves the stomach.
5. What goes on in the small intestine that is very important?
6. What does Soda tell Ponyboy that he doesn't want Darry to know?
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