Life: The Science of Biology
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Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
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Chapter 50.2, Problem 2R
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The similarity in the action of all digestive enzymes.
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Digestion is described as the physical and chemical breakdown of food into smaller substances so that they can be easily absorbed into the blood plasma. It begins in the mouth and ends in the small intestine where 95% of the absorption of nutrients takes place and the waste materials are secreted out from the rectum.
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