ECOLOGY
EXCRETORY PRODUCTS AND THEIR ELIMINATION
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Question
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Food broken down by chemicals is called
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mechanical digestion
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chemical digestion
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As food travels from your mouth into your digestive system, it’s broken down by digestive enzymes that turn it into smaller nutrients that your body can easily absorb. This breakdown is known as chemical digestion.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chemical digestion, through a process called hydrolysis, uses water and digestive enzymes to break down the complex molecules. Digestive enzymes speed up the hydrolysis process, which is otherwise very slow.
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