George working in his lab. 1  Growing up George had been known as Carver's George. 2  People in the south at the time called peanuts goobers. 3  Carver would sometimes take his classes out to the farms and teach farmers directly what they could do to improve their crops. 4  His nickname later in life was the Wizard of Tuskegee. 5  He wrote up a pamphlet 6  ... I
Summer 2005 M.29 DIGESTION â the process of changing complex solid foods into simpler soluble forms which can be absorbed by body cells. ENZYMES â chemical substances that promote chemical reactions in living things. ALIMENTARY CANAL â digestive tract or gastrointestinal tract (GI Tract).
First, it breaks down food into smaller nutrients that the body can use. Secondly, these nutrients are absorbed into the blood. Thirdly, waste products are eliminated from the body. The process where the body breaks down food into smaller nutrient molecules is called digestion. There are 2 types of digestion: mechanical and chemical digestion. In mechanical digestion, food is physically broken down into smaller pieces by tearing, slicing, churning and mixing.