Week 5 reflection

Definitions of digestion:

1. The process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
   
2. The organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
   
3. learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion" 
   
4. In alchemy, Digestion is a process in which gentle heat is applied to a substance over a period of several weeks.
   
5. Digestion is the mechanical and chemical breaking down of food into smaller components, to a form that can be absorbed, for instance, by a blood ...
   
6. Digestive - relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion; "digestive juices"; "a digestive enzyme"; "digestive ferment" 
   
7.  The process the body uses to break down food into simple substances for energy, growth and cell repair.
   
8. The biochemical decomposition of organic matter, resulting in partial gasification, liquefaction, and mineralization of pollutants.
9. The process in which digested food is broken down into molecules that are usable by cells.
   
10. Process in which food is broken down by the stomach and small intestine and absorbed by the body.
    
11. The process of breaking down food into its molecular and chemical components so that these nutrient molecules can cross plasma membranes.
    
12. The breaking down of food into forms the body can use.
    
13. The process by which larger molecules of food substance are broken down mechanically and chemically into smaller molecules that can be absorbed.
    
14. An ulcer refers to a sore on the lining of the stomach or duodenum, which is the beginning of the small intestine.
    
15. Either in the presence of oxygen (aerobic) or in an oxygen-depleted atmosphere (anaerobic), digestion is the process in which microbes digest biogenic carbonaceous materials and emit any number of energetic, inert gases and liquids.