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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Digestive System: The role of saliva in the mouth.
Level#1
Saliva is a liquid that is released during chewing and wets the food and helps in the process of swallowing.
1. What is saliva?
2. When is saliva released?
3. What does saliva do to help us swallow the food we eat?
Level#2
Saliva is a liquid that is released during chewing and wets the food and helps in the process of swallowing. Saliva has an enzyme in it that is able to break down starches in food into sugar.
1. Explain what saliva is and when it is released.
2. What does saliva do to help us swallow the food we eat?
3. What does saliva have in it that is able to break down starches in food into sugar?
Level#3
Saliva is a liquid that is released during chewing and wets the food and helps in the process of swallowing. Saliva has an enzyme in it that is able to break down starches in food into sugar. This is a form of chemical digestion that goes on in the mouth.
1. Explain what saliva is and when it is released.
2. What does saliva do to help us swallow the food we eat?
3. What does saliva have in it that is able to break down starches in food into sugar?
4. What form of digestion is the enzyme in saliva doing in your mouth?
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