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Chapter 32.2, Problem 2MC
Summary Introduction
To differentiate:
In between incomplete digestive tract and a complete digestive tract.
Concept introduction:
Digestion is the second stage of the food use in animals in which, mechanical and chemical breakdown of food takes place. The breakdown of food results from the action of grinding by teeth and by the digestive enzymes. Digestion results in the formation of energy and breakdown of food to smaller subunits, which are absorbed and utilized by the cells of the body.
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