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both physical and chemical
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What is the difference between chemical and mechanical digestion?
Medical digestion is the physical process of breaking down food Chemical digestion is the process of breaking down food by chemical enzyme.
The process in which your body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules is called?
Mechanical digestion. The actual grinding and physical breaking down of food. Chemical digestion breaks down food using chemicals/enyzyms and chemical reactions.
What is the process in which food is broken down into simpler substances called?
Digestion is the process of breaking down food into simpler substances. Digestion is of two types: mechanical or physical digestion, and chemical digestion.
Does physical or chemical digestion take place with the tongue?
chemical digestion due to the saliva breaking down food or other things in your mouth.
What is the difference between chemical and physical digestion in the mouth?
Chemical digestion in the mouth involves the breakdown of food through enzymatic reactions, primarily using saliva, which contains the enzyme amylase that begins the digestion of carbohydrates. In contrast, physical digestion refers to the mechanical process of chewing, where teeth break food into smaller pieces, increasing its surface area for enzymes to act upon. While chemical digestion transforms food at the molecular level, physical digestion prepares food for more efficient chemical breakdown later in the digestive process.
What type of digestion is produced by breaking down and chewing food?
Mechanical digestion is produced by breaking down and chewing food. This process involves the physical breakdown of food into smaller pieces that can be further digested and absorbed by the body.
Is digestion a physical or chemical change?
Its a chemical change.
Does food go thought a chemical physical or both change during digestion Explain?
Both
Is digestion of a candy bar a physical change or chemical change?
Chemical property
Digestion is it a chemical or physical change?
It has both chemical and physical components Chewing, of course, is a physical process. Additionally enzymes in the saliva and stomach break down food chemically.
Function of the stomach?
starts the digestion of the food Physical and chemical digestion Hydrochloric acid activates pepsin (protease)
Is digestion of food physical change or chemical change?
Digestion of food is a combination of physical and chemical changes. Physical changes occur as food is broken down into smaller pieces through chewing and grinding. Chemical changes take place as enzymes in the digestive system break down food into simpler molecules that can be absorbed by the body.
