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Without digestive enzymes the meal is useless to the body is this statement valid?
Yes. In order for the body to use food, the food must be broken down into it's most basic elements. Complex carbohydrates are broken into simple carbohydrates, proteins are broken down into amino acids and fats are broken down into fatty acids. Some of this break down takes place because of the acids in your stomach, but enzymes in the stomach and mouth are required to further dismantle food into usable nutreints.
What food molecule can be broken down to provide energy for organisms?
Carbohydrates are the food molecules that can be broken down to provide energy for organisms. During digestion, carbohydrates are broken down into glucose, which is then used by cells to produce ATP, the primary form of energy used by the body.
What does a mouth do during digestion?
Starches are broken down by amylase, the enzyme in saliva. Food particles are physically broken down by the act of chewing and grinding the food into a ball that can be swallowed (called a bolus).
Process of breaking down food?
The process of breaking down food in the body is called digestion. It begins in the mouth with chewing and mixing food with saliva, which contains enzymes to start breaking down carbohydrates. From there, the food travels through the esophagus to the stomach where it is further broken down by stomach acid and enzymes. Finally, in the small intestine, nutrients are absorbed into the bloodstream for the body to use.
How do minerals get broken down in the body?
Minerals in food are broken down in the digestive system by stomach acid and enzymes. Once broken down, minerals are absorbed into the bloodstream through the small intestine and transported to cells for various functions in the body. Excess minerals are excreted by the kidneys in urine.
Why must be food be broken down in your body?
Fat reserves in the body can be mobilized and broken down to release energy.
What happens when food is broken down?
You get energy into your body.
Where food is physically broken down into smaller pieces by chewing?
That would be the mouth. Hope this helps.
What is Chemical Breakdown?
Chemical Breakdown is the digestion of food being broken down by bones and physically.
What is the process by which food is broken down into substance that can be used by the cells of the body?
mechanical
What is the part of plant food that are not broken down by the body during digestion?
Cellulouse
What happens to food when you eat?
The food gets digested. Digestion is the process of food being broken down in your body, and turned into energy your body can use.
How do oxygen and food nutrients reach the different part of the body?
to put simple food is broken down
What part of the digestive system does the body absorb broken down food particles?
the stomache
What is the meaning of to digestive?
to digest: your body digests food as it goes down your body, digesting is where in your body the food is broken down until it reaches the bottom! serving for or pertaining to digestion; having the function of digesting food: the digestive tract.
Without digestive enzymes the meal is useless to the body is this statement valid?
Yes. In order for the body to use food, the food must be broken down into it's most basic elements. Complex carbohydrates are broken into simple carbohydrates, proteins are broken down into amino acids and fats are broken down into fatty acids. Some of this break down takes place because of the acids in your stomach, but enzymes in the stomach and mouth are required to further dismantle food into usable nutreints.
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.
