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O-LevelBiologyHuman Nutrition5090/11 · May/June 2023 · Q121 Mark

A student states: 'The contraction of circular muscles pushes the contents forward.' Which process is being described?

Aperistalsis
Bdeamination
Ctranslocation
Dtranspiration

✓ Correct answer

A: peristalsis

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Human Nutrition, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2023 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 12.

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