Learning Outcomes:

● explain the importance of the digestive system

● explain how the main parts of a human digestive system work together to perform a function (e.g., mouth, gullet, stomach, small and large intestine, rectum

and anus)

● describe how a human digestive system helps in digestion of food

● *state that the end-products of digestion are used for cellular processes like respiration, growth and tissue repair

● *investigate the effect of enzymes in digestion (Note: Only classes of enzymes such as carbohydrases, proteases and lipases are needed. Specific names of enzymes not required.)

● show an appreciation of the importance of sensible food and lifestyle choices in the fight against diabetes

● show an awareness that bacteria could have beneficial or harmful effects (e.g., bacteria in the digestive tract could help in digestion or cause infections)