Please answer the following question: Process:  - Food is taken into the mouth - The food is chewed - Saliva mixes with the food and starts breaking it down - The chewed food travels down the esophagus to the stomach - The stomach secretes acid - Grinds and mixes the food - The food moves to the small intestine - The small intestine uses enzymes to further break down the food - The food passes into the colon - The food is expelled from the body.  Perturbation hypothesis: suppose Less food is eaten happens, how will it affect MORE food being digested.  Does the supposed perturbation have an effect (direct or indirect) on the process?
Answer:
yes