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Does digestion help organisms break down food?

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Digestion is the process by which organisms break down food.

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The process by which organisms take in food and break it down so it can be used for metabolism?

Digestion


What is the break down of food?

It is digestion.The process used to break down food is called digestion. Digestion helps break down food so that the nutrients can be absorbed into the system.


What type of digestion is teeth grinding food?

our teeth break down food physically which is called mechanical break down


The teeth help break down food by?

digestion


Does both chemical and mechanical digestion break down food into smaller units?

Yes, both chemical and mechanical digestion break down food into smaller units.


What type of digestion causes food to break down into its basic components?

chemical digestion


What kind of digestion is taking place when enzymes break down food?

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Do enzymes help your digestion?

yes they break down your food


Does mechanical digestion help you break down food?

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What is role of teeth in digestion?

break down the food to digest


When digestion occur?

when enzymes in our bodies break down food


What are two functions performed by the digestion system?

the break down of food into little pieces and then the digestion of them