Q: What substance is removed from waste as it passes through the large intestine?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Food waste enters the large intestine from the small intestine in a liquid state. As the waste moves through the large intestine, excess water is absorbed from it. The remaining solid waste is called feces. After a certain amount of feces have collected, a sphincter relaxes to let the feces pass out of the body through the anus. This is elimination.

 Choices:

- blood

- nutrients

- air

- water


A:
water