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Basically, the process of digestion causes large, complicated molecules to become smaller, simpler molecules. Proteins become amino acids. Starches become sugars. And so forth. Some chemicals remain unchanged; not everything needs to be altered to be digestible.

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They absorb through the digestive system, and kill pathogens.

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What do enzymes have to do with the digestive system?

Enzymes such as salivary amylase help break down starches and carbohydrates during digestion.


How do the juices and enzymes facilities digestion?

Digestive juices and enzymes break down food through chemical digestion.


Are Digestive enzymes are necessary for mechanical digestion?

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What is Found in the lysosomes?

Digestive enzymes are in them.They involves in digestion.


Digestive juices in the digestive tract include?

Mechanical digestion is the same thing as chewing, or mastication. It does not need any digestive juices, because that is considered chemical digestion. Chemical digestion in the mouth during chewing is mainly by the aid of saliva which has, among other enzymes, salivary amylase which initiates carbohydrate digestion.


Are digestive enzymes necessary for mechanical digestion?

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What is the largest digestive gland?

Pancreas, which releases several enzymes for digestion.


What is the accessory organ to digestion that produces most of the digestive enzymes called?

Pancreas


What are organelles containing digestive enzymes called?

Lysosomes are the organelles that have digestive enzymes. The main purpose of these organelles is to help with the digestion process.


Do digestive enzymes slow down digestion?

no it dont enzymes breaks down the large molecules into small molecules


Which organelles release enzymes for intracellular digestion?

Lysosyme performs the intrcellular digestion.They are filled with digestive enzymes.