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Question
Choose the odd one out from each group and give reasons.
tongue, absorption, taste, swallow
Solution
Absorption is the odd one out because the tongue (organ), taste (sense) and swallow (process) all are associated with the mouth while the absorption process does not occur in mouth.
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