July 11th, 2017 The Odyssey by: Homer

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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 the name of the liquid that is released when we chew our food?





2. What does saliva do to the food we eat?






3. What happens to the food we eat after we chew it and the saliva wets it?







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. What is the name of the liquid that is released during chewing?






2. Why is saliva important?






3. What is in saliva that allow it to begin digesting starches in the mouth? 








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. What causes saliva to be released?







2. When is saliva released and what does it help us to do?






3. What does saliva have in it and what does it do?







4. What form or type of digestion does the enzyme in saliva perform?









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