The Chemical and Mechanical Processes of Food Breakdown Are Called

question 89

Multiple Choice

The chemical and mechanical processes of food breakdown are called ________.

• A) digestion
• B) absorption
• C) ingestion
• D) secretion

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Definitions:

Arbitrary Choice Hypothesis

Suggests that mate preferences in animals can develop without any inherent advantages to the preferred traits, leading to selection based purely on aesthetic or whimsical grounds.

Honest Indicator

A trait that gives accurate signals or information about an organism's genetic quality or fitness, often used in mating and survival strategies.

Heritable Trait

A characteristic that is genetically passed from parents to their offspring.

Sexual Reproduction

A biological process that involves the combination of genetic material from two parents to produce offspring with genetic variation.