ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
DIGESTION IN DIFFERENT ANIMALS
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Question
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Acids & enzymes break down foods into smaller particles and into a form that animals can use.
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Mechanical
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Metabolize
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Chemical
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Peristalsis
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Amylase is a digestive enzyme that acts on starch in food, breaking it down into smaller carbohydrate molecules. Once food along with salivary amylase enters the stomach, action of hydrolytic enzymes lead to amylase deactivation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Digestion is the process of mechanically and enzymatically breaking down food into substances for absorption into the bloodstream.
Detailed explanation-3: -Digestive juices contain enzymes-substances that speed up chemical reactions in the body-that break food down into different nutrients.
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