Tag: nutrition and its types
Questions Related to nutrition and its types
A partial root parasite is
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Balanophora
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Rafflesia
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Santalum
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Dipterocarpus
From which part of the alimentary canal does chemical digestion begins?
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Mouth
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Esophagus
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Stomach
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Gall bladder
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Small intestine
Chemical digestion involves enzymes. In the mouth, chemical digestion is initiated when the food comes in contact with saliva, which is secreted by salivary glands. It contains salivary amylase which begins the digestive process by breaking down starch and converting it into maltose. Chemical digestion then further continues in stomach and then finally in the small intestine.
The chemical digestion of food starts in the
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Mouth
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Stomach
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Esophagus
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Small intestine
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Large intestine
Chemical digestion food starts in the mouth as saliva is secrets from salivary gland which consists salivary amylase enzyme which acts on starch and converts it into the simpler form the churned food particles with saliva is called as the bolus then transferred to the stomach through the esophagus.
Carnivorous animals use these teeth to tear flesh.
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Incisors
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Canines
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Premolars
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Molars
Carnivorous animals are meat eating animals. They use canines which are long, pointed teeth near the front of their jaw for tearing of flesh. Other teeth along the side of theirĀ jaw, molars and premolars, have uneven edges and are used for shearing the food in smaller pieces.
Pick out the odd one: among the parts of the alimentary canal are
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Pharynx
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Mouth
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Buccal cavity
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Pancreas
Pancreas helps in digestion by secreting pancreatic juice in small intestine. However pancreas is a gland and is not a part of alimentary canal. Alimentary canal is a muscular tube which extends from mouth to anus and includes the mouth, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach and the intestines.