Which of the following statements mark the start of digestion?

Chewing of food in the mouth.

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Salivary amylase which converts starch into a sugar called maltose.

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The pancreas secretes the pancreatic juice that contains various enzymes.

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Stomach releases HCL

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Solution

The correct option is A Chewing of food in the mouth.
The process of digestion begins with the function of the teeth in the mouth. As soon as, food is taken inside the mouth, it is firstly, physically digested with the help of teeth and broken down into pieces for further digestion.

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Mark (T) if the statement is true and (F) if it is false:
(a) Digestion of starch starts in the stomach.

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