BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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Author: Hoefnagels
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Chapter 28, Problem 6MCQ
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The food eaten by the humans is broken down into the constituent units that are absorbed by the cells of the body. The breakdown of food is a combination of mechanical and chemical processes that are involved in the process of digestion. The enzymes chemically break down the bonds in the nutrients to convert them into usable forms.
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