Week 2 Digestive System
All animals have to eat food in order to supply nutrients and energy to their body cells. These baby New Holland Honeyeaters (left) are well-adapted to being fed. They are always hungry.
Animals need a digestive system to transform large food molecules into small nutrient molecules that can be absorbed into their blood stream. |
Task 1 Testing for nutrients
SA1 page 189 Testing for Nutrients
Animation of the digestive system
Watch the embedded video (right). Label the diagram of the digestive system. Make notes and write questions that you could ask in order to clarify concepts. |
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