Answer the following question given this paragraph: 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. Q: What substance is removed from waste as it passes through the large intestine? A:

(a). blood;
(b). nutrients;
(c). air;
(d). water;
(d).