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How does mechanical digestion affect chemical digestion?

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Mechanical digestion which cuts, smash, and grind food increases the surface area of the food to be digested, increasing exposure to digestive juices, thus making further digestion more efficient and beneficial.

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A Comparison of mechanical digestion and chemical digestion?
chemical digestion is breaking down with saliva, and mechanical digestion is chewing...(break down with chew!):):P
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What is the same about mechanical digestion and chemical digestion?
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