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Nataly [62]
3 years ago
5

Describe the process that breaks down food so that nutrients can be absorbed by the body

Biology
1 answer:
stellarik [79]3 years ago
3 0
The function of the digestive system is to take food<span> into your </span>body<span>, </span>break<span> it </span>down <span>into individual nutrients (proteins, fats, and carbohydrates) and smaller nutrients (vitamins and minerals), and then </span>absorb<span> those small bits and pieces of </span><span>nutrients .</span>
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