What is mechanical digestion? And chemical digestion? What type of digestion occurs in the mouth.

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Donovan Townsend

5 September, 04:29

What is mechanical digestion? And chemical digestion? What type of digestion occurs in the mouth.

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Brittany Santos · Answer 1

Mechanical digestion involves physically breaking down food into small pieces. Chemical involves breaking down food into nutrients that are used by the cell. They both begin in the mouth because you chew the food (mechanical) and the saliva in your mouth (chemical).