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Oliga [24]
3 years ago
11

Which best differentiates between chemical digestion and mechanical digestion?

Biology
2 answers:
sleet_krkn [62]3 years ago
6 0
The answer is <span>Chemical digestion involves the breaking down of food with enzymes; </span><span>mechanical digestion is breaking down food by chewing and tearing with teeth. 

Mechanical digestion means breaking down food mechanically. By chewing and tearing with teeth, food breaks down into smaller parts and no enzymes are used. Chemical digestion means breaking down food in a chemical manner. This is achieved by secreting enzymes, which break down chemical bond between food molecules.</span>
ivann1987 [24]3 years ago
4 0
 The Best answer to the question stated above is "Chemical digestion involves the breaking down of food with enzymes; 
mechanical digestion is breaking down food by chewing and tearing with teeth. "

Mechanical digestion prepares food for chemical digestion.  It involves the chewing and mixing food with saliva, churning of food in the stomach, segmentation of intestines rhythmic local constrictions of intestine, causes mixing improves absorption. On the other hand c<span>hemical digestion breaks down complex food molecules into chemical building blocks, enzymes secreted into alimentary canal lumen.</span>
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