Mechanical digestion refers to

A) the progressive dehydration of indigestible residue.
B) the absorption of nutrients in the gut.
C) the effects of chewing, churning, and segmentation.
D) the input of food into the digestive tract.
E) the enzymatic breakdown of food.


C) the effects of chewing, churning, and segmentation.

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