If a person swallows some maize seeds accidentally while eating in a hurry, the same seeds can be seen in his faeces but if he...

If a person swallows some maize seeds accidentally while eating in a hurry, the same seeds can be seen in his faeces but if he swallows a piece of meat it cannot be seen in his faeces. Which reason BEST explains this observation.

A. The maize seeds are hard to be rolled into boluses
B. Digestion of starch takes place in the mouth while proteins are digested in the stomach.
C. Meat is softer than maize
D. Digestion of starch takes place in the small intestine

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The correct answer is B. Digestion of starch takes place in the mouth while proteins are digested in the stomach

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marto answered the question on October 16, 2019 at 10:44

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