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Q: Gastric digestion takes place efficiently in ___.
  • A. acidic medium
  • B. basic medium
  • C. neutral medium
  • D. None of these
Correct Answer: Option A - Digestion completes in five steps- Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation and Excretion. When food reach to the stomach its pyloric glands secretes gastric juice which is yellowish acidic liquid which contain HCl, pepsin, renin and other digestive material. Hence gastric digestion takes place efficiently in acidic medium.
A. Digestion completes in five steps- Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation and Excretion. When food reach to the stomach its pyloric glands secretes gastric juice which is yellowish acidic liquid which contain HCl, pepsin, renin and other digestive material. Hence gastric digestion takes place efficiently in acidic medium.

Explanations:

Digestion completes in five steps- Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation and Excretion. When food reach to the stomach its pyloric glands secretes gastric juice which is yellowish acidic liquid which contain HCl, pepsin, renin and other digestive material. Hence gastric digestion takes place efficiently in acidic medium.