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The food that we eat needs to be digested, or broken down, so the particles are small enough to be able to be absorbed into our cells. The process of digestion has four parts. Ingestion, digestion (mechanical and chemical), absorption, and elimination.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoBecause they have to be broken down so that our bodies can use them. For instance, a whole hamburger cannot just go into your veins and organs, unless it is broken down into vitamins, minerals, calories, etc.
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Explain why most food nutrients do need to be digested?
I dont really know but I need the answer please
What classes of food doesn't have to be digested before it can be absorbed by the small intestine?
Vitamins are not be digested before absorption. The same is true for the minerals. They need not be digested before absorption.
Where is most of your food digested?
Most of the food is digested in your stomach, where the stomach muscles contract to squeeze the food into a thick, runny liquid.
A long coiled tube in which food is digested and absorbed?
villi is the hairlike tubes that receive digested food.
Why does food need to be digested to be absorbed?
Because a steak does your body no good directly. However by breaking down (digesting) the food to the basic components like amino acids, then your body absorbs the essential nutrients and leaves the rest in the digestive tract.
Why you need digest food?
Because you can only proscess your food if it is digested.
What food does not need to be digested by the stomach?
vitamins and minerals
A substance from digested food that all your cells need?
oxygen
Organelle used to store digested food and water?
The organelle used to store digested food and water is known as the vacuole. The food is released and broken down whenever the cells need it.
Where most food are digested?
Most food is digested in the stomach.
What is food that is not digested?
The food that isn't digested is called waste.
Explain why most food nutrients do need to be digested?
I dont really know but I need the answer please
How does the pizza get digested?
It is digested the same way your other food are digested.
What classes of food doesn't have to be digested before it can be absorbed by the small intestine?
Vitamins are not be digested before absorption. The same is true for the minerals. They need not be digested before absorption.
Where food is store before it is digested?
Food is stored before it is digested in your stomach.
Where does the food that cannot be digested go?
The food that cannot be digested goes to the large intestine.
Where does food go that cannot be digested?
The food that cannot be digested goes to the large intestine.
