July 25th, 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 Large Intestine

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Level#1

You cannot digest all the food you eat. Some leftovers pass into the large intestine or colon. The large intestine absorbs water from the leftovers. The water returns to the body. Then, the large intestine forms solid waste. The solid waste is passed out of the body through the anus.

1. Where does the water from the leftovers, that the large intestine absorbs, end up going to?







2. What does the large intestine form?






3. Where does the solid waste, formed in the large intestine, pass out of the body through?








Level#2

You cannot digest all the food you eat. Some leftovers pass into the large intestine or colon. The large intestine absorbs water from the leftovers. The water returns to the body. Then, the large intestine forms solid waste. The solid waste is passed out of the body through the anus.

1. Where does the water the large intestine absorbs from the leftovers go?






2. What does the large intestine do with the leftovers after it absorbs water from it?






3. Where do the leftovers that we cannot digest go?





4. What does the large intestine absorb from the leftovers?








Level#3

You cannot digest all the food you eat. Some leftovers pass into the large intestine or colon. The large intestine absorbs water from the leftovers. The water returns to the body. Then, the large intestine forms solid waste. The solid waste is passed out of the body through the anus.

1. What does the large intestine do with the leftovers after it absorbs water from it?





2. Where do the leftovers that we cannot digest go?





3. What does the large intestine absorb from the leftovers?





4. What happens to the solid waste that the large intestine forms?







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