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Q: What macromolecule is chemically broken down in the mouth?
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How can compound be broken down?

By: a(n) Chemical Changes


Occurs as food is broken down both chemically and mechanically?

Digestion


What is a substance that cannot be chemically broken down into a smaller form?

element


What is the term that refers to substances that can Not be broken down physically or chemically?

Matter


What is Substance that cannot be broken down chemically into other substance are?

An element.

Related questions

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.


Where is the first site of digestion in the human body?

The mouth is the first site of digestion in the human body. In the mouth food is broken down mechanically by the jaw and chemically by saliva.


How is food broken down mechanically and chemical in the mouth?

Enzymes break down the food in the mouth so you take all the nutrients.


How does food change in the mouth?

Physically is is chewed (so this is a purely physical breakdown). CHemically it reacts with the amylase in saliva and is broken down further.


Can cesium be broken down?

No. Cesium is an element and so cannot be broken down chemically.


Chemicals can be chemically broken down into?

chemical compound can be broken down into simplier elements.


Can methanol be broken down chemically?

yes


Can cerium be chemically broken down?

It is not possible.


What class of macromolecule ingested by animals is broken down into glucose?

It's Carbohydrates


What substances can be broken down chemically?

into smallest partical


Which macronutrient is not broken down chemically in the stomach?

carbohydrates


What pure substance can be broken down chemically?

into smallest partical