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Well mechanical digestion involves physically breaking the food into smaller pieces but chemical digestion involves breaking down into simpler nutrients that can be used by cells.

atroni [7]4 years ago

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Mechanical digestion occurs with mastication between teeth and the maneuvering of food into a bolus by the tongue. chemical digestion refers to digestive enzymes secreted in the saliva such as amylase which helps in breaking down protein into smaller subunits.

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