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digestion 702
vocabulary of the digestive system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What occurs in digestion? | Digestion is when food gets broken down and the nutrients gets absorbed by the cells. |
| What process is when nutrients get absorbed by the cells of the body? | The process is absorption. |
| What is bile? | Bile is a substance that is produced from the liver, and breaks down fat into fatty acid molecules and glycerol. |
| What is bacteria and what does it do? | Bacteria are the things that can make you sick, but there certain bacteria that help break down the food and make important vitamins. |
| What process is when materials are used to buildcompounds that are essential to life? | The process is synthesis. |
| What is nutrition? | It is the process of taking and utilizing food. |
| What is a shorter way to say"vital molecules from food"? | The shorter way to say that is "nutrients". |