The digestive system

What are the 4 steps of digestion? (in order)

The act of eating or putting food in the mouth

The mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into small particles and molecules that your body can absorb and use....

Occurs when the cells of the digestive system take in small molecules of digested food

the removal of undigested food and other wastes from the body

a type of digestion where food is physically broken into smaller pieces...

A type of digestion where chemical reactions break down pieces of food into smaller molecules

proteins that help break down large molecules into smaller molecules

TRUE or FALSE:

Enzymes speed up, or catalyze the rate of chemical reactions.

The digestive system produces enzymes that are specialized to help break down each type of