A Book About Whales - Enjoy Your Meal

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Across
  1. 2. when something is almost the same, but not exactly the same
  2. 3. this is the process of your body breaking down food so it can use it for energy and health
  3. 4. this means when something melts or breaks down; for example, foods in the second stomach of the whale _______ because the gastric fluids break it down.
  4. 7. when something comes together or tightens; When the first stomach’s “teeth” _______, the food is broken down.
  5. 9. when something has something on it; The first stomach of the whale is _______ with “teeth”.
  6. 10. parts of the body that make things like “juices” that help the body; for example, you mouth has ______ that make spit or saliva; your stomach and a whale’s stomach has _______ that help it break down food so you can use it for energy.
  7. 11. when food is broken down in your stomach so you can use it for energy and nutrients
  8. 12. when something goes into something else; Digestion ends in the third stomach, where food passes through into the intestine and nutrients are ___________.
Down
  1. 1. these are types of fluids that break down foods in the stomach; these cause the foods to dissolve (Hint: two words)
  2. 5. part of the body where the food goes after your stomach; Digestion ends in the third stomach, where food passes through into the ______ and nutrients are absorbed.
  3. 6. this word means most important
  4. 8. this means like a job; The first stomach performs a similar _________ to our chewing.