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Biology
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ISBN: 9780134813448
Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 35.2, Problem 1CYL
Summary Introduction

To describe:

The five basic tasks of all digestive systems.

Introduction:

Digestion is the process that grinds the food and chemically breaks it down for easy absorption and elimination. The digestive system consists of series of compartments in which the processing of food takes place. Digestive system organs are present in a long tube called gastrointestinal tract. It hydrolyzes macromolecules which can be carbohydrates, proteins, and fats present in the food into their respective subunit molecule form and absorb these subunit molecules and eliminate the waste.

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