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Q: What is the scientific term that things are broken down by the enviorment?
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What are vitamins and minerals broken down into?

They aren't. Minerals get broken down into things like iron or calcium and things like that.


Can an element can be broken down into simpler forms?

No. An element is an element. It makes up other things, but cannot be broken down.


What two things can water be broken down to?

hydrogen and oxygen


What are things called when they are broken down into waste by bacteria?

Sewage


What is the scientific definition for an atom?

The smallest particle that can ever be found, it cannot be broken down in to anything smaller


What is burned for the energy of living things?

Glucose is broken down to generate ATP.


What is ready biodegradation?

It means that the substance is easily broken down by living things in the environment.


Is a stone biodegradable?

No. Biodegradation is when something is broken down by living things (like bacteria). Stones can be broken down into smaller stones by weather, and minerals and salts can be leached out of them by water, but stones are not biodegradable.


Why can't elements be broken down chemically?

Elements can't be broken down chemically into other substances because elements are what make up other things such as sugar and water, they can't be broken down further because there is nothing to break them down into.


How is polymer broken down?

it is broken down into monomers


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A simple carbohydrate are things that are broken down and digested easily; white bread or potato


Can elements get broken down?

Yes, elements can be broken down.