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Macromolecules, such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, are digested through the action of enzymes in the digestive system. Carbohydrates are broken down into simple sugars by enzymes like amylase, proteins are converted into amino acids by proteases, and fats are emulsified and digested by lipases. This enzymatic process begins in the mouth and continues in the stomach and small intestine, allowing the body to absorb the smaller molecules into the bloodstream for energy and cellular functions.
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What type of macro molecule is iron?
No, iron is a metallic element and do not exists as molecules, macro molecules are those which contain thousands of atoms or molecules as a single unity as starch, proteins etc.
When carbohydrates are digested what molecules can be absorbed?
monosaccharides
What do cells use to burn molecules of digested?
oxygen
What body system does the digestive system rely on to transport digested food molecules?
The large intestines, or colons to be specific, transport digested food molecules into the blood stream
What chemical reaction joins small organic molecules into organic macro-molecules?
dehydration synthesis
What are the major groups of macro-molecules?
amino acid lipids
What is the name of the macro molecules that makes DNA?
Nucleic acids.
What is a function of protein macro molecules?
moves things in and out of cells
What are the smaller molecules made when protein carbohydrate and protein are digested?
Protein is digested to form amino acids. Lipids are digested to fatty acids. Carbohydrates are digested to glucose and other simple sugars.
What do cells use to burn molecules of digested food?
oxygen
What organic molecules are chemically digested in the small intestine?
proteinslipidscarbohydrates
Can a person survive being digested?
No. Being digested would mean the body falling apart into basically molecules. And that is not survivable.
