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Explain how bile neutralises stomach acid and emulsifies fats to increase the rate of fat digestion.

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Animal tissues, organs and organ systems

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The human digestive system

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Students should be able to explain how bile neutralises stomach acid and emulsifies fats to increase the rate of fat digestion. The human digestive system sits within Animal tissues, organs and organ systems, so this idea should be explained in that specific biological context rather than as an isolated phrase. A useful term here is bile, because bile is a curriculum-aligned term linked to the learning objective: Explain how bile neutralises stomach acid and emulsifies fats to increase the rate of fat digestion. Avoid giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Explain how bile neutralises stomach acid and emulsifies fats to increase the rate of fat digestion; instead answer by clearly explaining how to explain how bile neutralises stomach acid and emulsifies fats to increase the rate of fat digestion. Use precise biological vocabulary when you explain how to explain how bile neutralises stomach acid and emulsifies fats to increase the rate of fat digestion. This keeps your answer tightly aligned to the approved learning objective for The human digestive system.

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