A.    DIGESTION INTRODUCTION   ANSWERS

         Digestion is the B R E A K D O W N  (chemical process of
    H Y D R O L Y S I S)  of large organic (C A R B O N  containing) molecules.

    These large organic molecules (commonly known as  F O O D) (For those
    of you who filled this in with Fred, I regret to inform you that your answer
    was not correct.) obtained from the E N V I R O N M E N T  are used to
    nourish the organism.

         Consuming molecules for nourishment is an example of 
    H E T E R O T R O P H I C   (H E T E R O  means  O T H E R  and
    T R O P H  means G R O W I N G  or  F E E D I N G)  nutrition