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The document discusses the process of digestion, which breaks down food into smaller molecules that can be absorbed by the body. Digestion occurs in two stages - mechanical and chemical. Enzymes are needed for the chemical stage to break down proteins and starches. Saliva begins digestion by breaking down starches.

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The document discusses the process of digestion, which breaks down food into smaller molecules that can be absorbed by the body. Digestion occurs in two stages - mechanical and chemical. Enzymes are needed for the chemical stage to break down proteins and starches. Saliva begins digestion by breaking down starches.

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1.

______________ is the process of reducing food to smaller molecules that can be absorbed into the
body?
a.
b.
c. digestion
d.
e
2. Digestion occurs in two stages, and in this phase, the food is acted upon physically or mechanically.
a. mechanical
b.
c.
d.
e.
3. These are needed to hydrolyze and break down starch into glucose molecules, proteins into amino
acids, which constitutes the Chemical stage of digestion.
a.
b. digestive enzymes
c.
d.
e.
______________
a.
b.
c.
d. alimentary canal
e.
These are the accessory that do not act directly upon the food but secrete or store substances needed
for chemical digestion, except one.
a. gallbladder
b. pancreas
c. liver
d. rectum
e. teeth

______________ is a secretion that originates from the glands located at different areas near your
mouth that lubricates the food and secretes enzyme to convert starch to maltose.
a. saliva
b.
c.
d.
e.
Is a long tube that carries the food down to your stomach?
a.
b.
c.
d. esophagus
e.
The partial product that is retained in the stomach before being transferred to the small intestine is
called?
a.
b.
c. chyme
d.
e.

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