Lesson: Chapter 6 — Human body processes

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Question 1

What is digestion?

A Breaking down glucose to release energy B Chewing food C Turning complex organic compounds in food into simple ones that can be absorbed D Removing undigested food from the body

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Turning complex organic compounds in food into simple ones that can be absorbed. Chewing is only the mechanical part of it; breaking down glucose for energy is respiration.

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