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What in your body breaks down food into simple substances?
enzyme
What breaks down food into simple substances?
The process of digestion breaks down food into simple substances. This is achieved through the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food in the mouth, stomach, and small intestine by enzymes and acids, which convert complex molecules into simpler forms like sugars, amino acids, and fatty acids that can be absorbed by the body for energy and nutrients.
What enzymes work in the stomach?
Amylase breaks down starch into sugar Lipase breaks down lipids into fatty acid chains and glycerol. Protease breaks down proteins And carbohydrase breaks down carbohydrates. All four work during digestion and people with cf can't secrete these enzymes which is why they have malabsorption and are undernourished
What is the type of digestion that breaks down food in to new substances?
Chemical Digestion.
What body part breaks down food?
In your mouth, saliva from your salivary glands chemically breaks down carbohydrates and lipids. Your stomach chemically breaks down food with hydrochloric acid and makes the food soupy. Enzymes and other substances continue the break down of food in the small intestine. So, food is chemically broken down in the mouth, stomach, and small intestine.
What breaks down food into what that cells can absorb What breaks down food?
1.) What breaks down food into what that cells can absorb what breaks down food ? The answer is B wich is Digestion . = Lexy.B
Acid breaks down food were?
Acid breaks down the food in the stomach. Pepsin is the enzyme that breaks down the proteins from the food, in the stomach. Highly acidic pH helps to break down the food.
What stores and breaks down food?
There is NO organelle that breaks down food, AND stores it. Vacuole = Stores water and food particles. Lysomes= Breaks down food particles.
What is the major function of the digestive system?
The digestive system: -breaks down food into simpler substances -absorbs them so that they can be used for the body
What happens when a food chain breaks down?
when a food chain breaks down, the animals above will not have enough food
What breaks down food molecules?
A series of chemicals breaks down food. Lysosomes are cellular organelles that break down waste particles and even food particles.
How does a owl break down food?
i owl breaks food down by ........ u get to answer
