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LIFE SCIENCE |
Chapter 18
Vocabulary
____________________ - liquid product of digestion
____________________ – animal that eats only other animals or the remains of other animals; mammals having large, sharp canine teeth and strong jaw muscles for eating flesh
____________________ - waves of muscular contractions that move food through the digestive tract
____________________ - mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into small molecules that cells can absorb and use
____________________ - a type of protein that regulates nearly all chemical reactions in cells; a type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions in the body without being changed or used up itself
____________________ - breakdown of food through chewing, mixing, and churning
____________________ - occurs when enzymes and other chemicals break down large food molecules into smaller ones
____________________ - fingerlike projections covering the wall of the small intestine that increase the surface area for food absorption
____________________ – animal that eats plants and animals or animal flesh; mammals with incisors, canine teeth, and flat molars for eating plants and other animals
____________________ – animal that eats only plants or parts of plants; mammals with large premolars and molars for eating only plants
