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What does it mean?
The researcher cut digestive connections to study each part separately as a chemical laboratory.
In plain terms
Connections were cut to study each digestive part separately.
What can you take from it?
Isolate parts to study their specific functions.

Where it applies

  • lab research
  • biological study
  • system analysis

Putting it to work

  • isolate variables
  • study systems part by part
  • cut connections to observe

Questions to consider

  • Do you study systems as wholes or parts?
  • How do you isolate variables?

Another view

Breaking systems apart may miss interactions between parts.

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