Biology for ( Grade 10 )

• The process involves:
  (i) Ingestion : If feeds on green leaves so it takes food through its
  mouth with the help of it’s forelegs and mouth parts.

(ii) Digestion:

(A) It starts from the mouth.

(B) A pair of salivary glands secretes saliva and release it into the

mouth through the salivary duct.

(C) Saliva mixed with food and lubricates and soften the food.

(D) Digestion of starch begins here.

(E) This slightly digested food enters into the crop through a food pipe

i.e. esophagus.

(F) Crop stores the food temporarily.

(G) Now the food moves to gizzard. Here it is finally crushed and

masticated an then moves to stomach.