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The breakdown of large complex molecules into smaller simpler ones are?
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Catabolism is the breakdown of larger, more complex molecules into smaller, simpler ones.
Energy is released and some is trapped and made available for work.
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What process uses enzymes to breakdown large molecules to smaller absorbable molecules?
chemical digestion
Breaking large molecules down into smaller molecules?
Enzymes
Are cells smaller and simpler than either tissues or organs?
cells make up tissues therefore you could safely assume that cells are simpler,
Large molecule made of several repeated units?
It's called a polymer ( the single unit is a monomer) a repetitive bonding of a series of smaller molecules, a good example being a complex sugar molecule, a carbohydrate, compose of a string of smaller simple sugars (monosaccharides) to make it a polysaccharide.
What molecule can break down into smaller molecules?
Yes. A molecule is made up of atoms, and similarly atoms can be broken down into smaller components called protons, neutrons, and electrons. These can be further broken down into quarks and leptons, the building blocks for all matter.
What is the process of breaking down complex food molecules into simpler food molecules?
Catabolism is the process in which a complex substance is broken down into its smaller components. For example is you excersice for a sufficient amount of time, your body will begin "burining fat" (i.e., breaking it down into smaller molecules to release the necessary energy required for continued exercise).
The sum of all chemical reactions in the body where simpler molecules are combined into more complex substances and where more complex substances are broken down into smaller molecules releasing ener?
I suppose that you think to metabolism.
What is the breakdown of large molecules into smaller ones be absorbed by the cells called?
Digestion is the breakdown of large food molecules into smaller molecules. The digested molecules are then absorbed into the bloodstream to be transported to the different parts of the body.
What are three characteristics of bio-molecules?
Bio molecules are large, complex moleucles build from smaller, simpler, repeating units. Most bio molecules contain carbon atoms that are bonded together in chains and rings.
What is breaking down of food by the action of enzymes?
Digestive juices and enzymes break down the complex food materials into simpler compounds and that is how they facilitate in digestion.
Is amylase performing a catabolic or anabolic reaction?
Amylase performs a catabolic reaction. Catabolic reactions are involved in the breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones, releasing energy in the process. In the case of amylase, it specifically catalyzes the hydrolysis of starch (a complex carbohydrate) into simpler sugars such as maltose and glucose. This process involves the enzymatic cleavage of the glycosidic bonds in starch, resulting in the release of energy and the production of smaller, more easily metabolized molecules. Therefore, amylase's action is catabolic because it breaks down a complex substrate into simpler components.
What is a large carbon molecule that is built from smaller simpler molecules?
Polysaccharides
What process uses enzymes to breakdown large molecules to smaller absorbable molecules?
chemical digestion
When you eat your food must be digested which is the breakdown of food into smaller molecules What are those molecules used to make?
a
When you eat your food must be digested which is the breakdown of food into smaller molecules. What are those molecules used to make?
a
What process breaks down the complex molecules of food into smaller molecules?
Digestion.
Difference between a catabolic reaction and anabolic reaction?
Catabolic reactions breaks down organic matter, for example to harvest energy in cellular respiration. Anabolic reactions, on the other hand uses energy to construct components of cells such as proteins and nucleic acids.Catabolic pathways break down complex molecules to simpler forms. An exergonic reaction. Anabolic pathways synthesize more complex molecules from simpler ones. An endergonic reaction.
