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O-LevelBiologyHuman Nutrition5090/12 · May/June 2020 · Q91 Mark

The diagram shows the human alimentary canal. [Figure 9.1] Where do egestion and ingestion occur?

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Aegestion: 1 ingestion: 3
Begestion: 2 ingestion: 3
Cegestion: 3 ingestion: 1
Degestion: 3 ingestion: 2

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C: egestion: 3 ingestion: 1

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Human Nutrition, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2020 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 9.

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