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Physical digestion takes place in the alimentary canal. Place a tick (✓) in the box next to the description of physical digestion. Pieces of food are broken down using enzymes. Insoluble molecules are broken down into soluble molecules. Large food pieces are broken down into smaller food pieces.
See it on the paper →Complete these sentences about the digestion of food in the alimentary canal. Choose words from the list. Each word may be used once, more than once or not at all. absorption insoluble egestion osmosis ingestion soluble Food is taken into the mouth by the process of . Digestion breaks down large food molecules into sma...
See it on the paper →Mechanical digestion takes place in the alimentary canal. Complete the definition of mechanical digestion. Mechanical digestion is the breakdown of food into smaller without chemical change to the food .
See it on the paper →Digestion takes place in the stomach. Complete this sentence about digestion. Digestion breaks down large food molecules using chemical and processes.
See it on the paper →Name the two types of digestion that occur in the alimentary canal. and
See it on the paper →Define the term mechanical digestion.
See it on the paper →Describe one example of mechanical digestion in the human alimentary canal.
See it on the paper →In answering this question, candidates needed to be careful in their choice of words. Any word which meant ‘pieces’ was accepted for the first space. ‘Molecules’ was not accepted. There were no alternatives for ‘molecules’ in the second space. Credit was not awarded for the word ‘particles’.
— Examiner report, February/March 2024, 0653/42 Q1(b) (Cambridge)
Most candidates stated ‘mechanical’ to gain credit in this question. ‘Physical’ was also accepted.
— Examiner report, February/March 2023, 0653/32 Q1(a)(ii) (Cambridge)
Most candidates gave correct answers. Candidates should be advised to use the term “mechanical” rather than “physical” digestion.
— Examiner report, February/March 2021, 0653/42 Q1(a)(iii) (Cambridge)
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