List And Describe The Four Stages Of Food From Beginning To End

1. List an herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore from where you live.
Louisiana black bear , cotton moth snake, Coyote

2. List and describe the four stages of food processing in order from beginning to end: absorption, ingestion, elimination, and digestion.

1. Ingestion- Salivary glands lubricate food particles and teeth breaks apart food as you chew.

2. Digestion- The stomach breaks down food by churning, acids break the food down more.

3. Absorption- Body absorbs the nutrients.

4. Elimination- Moves food through rectum and waits to be expelled through anus.

Chapter Content: A Tour of the Human Digestive System
Complete the following questions as you read the chapter content—A Tour of the Human Digestive System:

1. The long, hollow