Biology - Study Guide
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780321501561
Author: Martha R. Taylor
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 41, Problem 8TYK
What is the advantage of mechanical digestion of food?
- a. It increases the surface area available for chemical digestion.
- b. It creates small particles that can be taken in to food vacuoles.
- c. It removes bits of food that cannot be broken down by chemical digestion.
- d. It prevents food from entering the glottis during swallowing.
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