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sweet [91]
3 years ago
14

___ is the process the body uses to break down food

Biology
2 answers:
Kay [80]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Digestion

Explanation:

Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble food molecules so that they can be absorbed into the watery blood plasma. In certain organisms, these smaller substances are absorbed through the small intestine into the blood stream

emmainna [20.7K]3 years ago
3 0
Digestive system is the answer
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