What is Life? A Guide to Biology with Physiology
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ISBN: 9781464157745
Author: Jay Phelan
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 22, Problem 10SA
Summary Introduction
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The other purposes that stomach acids serve, besides breaking food down.
Introduction:
The stomach acids keep the stomach at a very low pH of around 1.5 to 3.5.
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