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Mechanical breakdown helps chemical breakdown because when you chew, chemical breakdown is going on all at the same time. So, that is going to chemical because if you didn't have saliva (chemical breakdown) if would take real long to digest your food.
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Is the gallbladder chemical or mechanical breakdown?
Since there is no machinery in the body, it is a chemical breakdown.
Is food reacting with pepsin a chemical or mechanical change?
This is a chemical change. Pepsin catalyzes the chemical breakdown of food.
The breakdown of food by both mechanical and chemical mechanisms is known as?
digestion
Does the large intestine use chemical or mechanical digestion?
The large intestine does not perform any digestion whatsoever. It is part of the gastrointestinal tract, but it only performs mainly absorption, as in water, some minerals, and some vitamins.
How are mechanical and chemical weathering related?
mechanical weathering and chemical weathering are related because their both are types of weathering
How does mechanical breakdown affect chemical breakdown?
Mechanical breakdown makes food smaller so it wasn't be so large for the chemical breakdown.
Is the gallbladder chemical or mechanical breakdown?
Since there is no machinery in the body, it is a chemical breakdown.
Does mechanical breakdown increase speed of chemical breakdown?
Yes, mechanical breakdown increases the surface area available for chemical reactions to occur on and therefore the speed of the chemical processes.
Does your pancreas use chemical or mechanical breakdown?
Chemical
Is emulsification an example of mechanical digestion?
Mechanical digesting is this that involve physical breakdown or movement of food not chemical. Actions like chewing and swallowing would be mechanical.
What are the 2 kinds of breakdown the digestive system uses?
chemical and mechanical
Is food reacting with pepsin a chemical or mechanical change?
This is a chemical change. Pepsin catalyzes the chemical breakdown of food.
Is the small intestines chemical or mechanical?
The small intestine completes the process of chemical digestion.
What is term for the chemical breakdown of food in the mouth?
Mastication, commonly known as chewing, is the term for the mechanical breakdown of food in the mouth.
How does the esophagus perform mechanical digestion?
Peristalsis. The movement of muscles bringing the food to the stomach.
What helps to break food down chemical or mechanical?
Chemical
The breakdown of food by both mechanical and chemical mechanisms is known as?
digestion
