June 16th, 2020 The Role of Saliva in Digestion

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Level 1:

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Subject: Digestion: The role that saliva plays in aiding the digestive process in the mouth.

HOMEWORK#2

Directions: Answer the questions about the role that saliva plays in the mouth as part of the digestive process. ANSWER MUST BE IN COMPLETE SENTENCES!

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 helps us to do? 

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Level 2

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Subject: Digestion: The role that saliva plays in aiding the digestive process in the mouth.

HOMEWORK#2

Directions: Write a brief descriptive summary of the role that saliva plays in the mouth as part of the digestive process.

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 it 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?

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Level 3

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Subject: Digestion: The role that saliva plays in aiding the digestive process in the mouth.

HOMEWORK#2

Directions: In your groups, for the purpose of explanation to each other, write a brief descriptive summary of the role that saliva plays in the mouth as part of the digestive process.

Saliva is a liquid that is released during chewing and wets the food and helps in the process of swallowing. Saliva has an enzyme 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 it 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?