Question

When you consume food, it goes through mechanical and chemical digestion in the mouth and is then transported to the

Answer 1

Answer:

Chemical digestion

Explanation:

The type of digestion taking place within the stomach is chemical digestion. When food reacts with stomach acids and other enzymes, a reaction takes place which reduces the food into simpler bits.

• The stomach contains strong digestive acids.
• Cells in the stomach secrete hydrochloric acid to further aid the digestion of the food.
• This way, complex organic molecules becomes broken down into simpler units.