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After the food is ingested, the food is broken up using enzymes. Enzymes are a renewable catalyst, which means that they can be used again and again to speed up a reaction. The best way to describe the process is the enzymes have a specific hole that only the right molecule can fit into. An example is Amylase enzymes. They only allow starch molecules to fit in. once the molecules are fitted inside them, the enzymes immediately break apart the molecule and down into simpler molecules. Amylase breaks starch into fatty acids and glycerol. Lipase enzymes break down fats. Etc...
The purpose of this breaking down is to make it easier for these molecules to pass in to the blood through the walls of the intestine. Also, when something is smaller, it has a larger surface area so it is easier for other enzymes and molecules to act on them.
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Is digestion a physical or chemical change?
Its a chemical change.
Is food digestion a chemical or physical change?
Its a chemical change.
Is digestion of a candy bar a physical change or chemical change?
Chemical property
Is Digestion of food a physical or a chemical change?
it depends on how you look at it. its primarily chemical because without the chemicals in your body like pancreatic juices and hydrochloric acid, you could'nt break them down. but physically you chew your food before you swallow it for those chemical processes to occur. its safe to say however that the CHEMICAL part is absolutely essential for the proper digestion of food.
Is digestion a physical and chemical change?
a chemical change
Is Digesting food Physical Property Or Chemical Property Or Physical Change Chemical Change?
im not 100% sure but i believe its a chemical change mostly because a chemical change is when the molocules themselves change to create something else and physical is when the molocules only rearange themselves they don't change at all. seeing as how when you digest you do change whatever you have eaten by breaking it down with the acids in your stomach turning it into what comes out next.
Mechanical digestion prepares food for what kind of digestion?
Chemical Digestion. Mechanical digestion is the chewing of your food while chemical digestion is the processes that further break down the food like your saliva and stomach acids.
Does food go thought a chemical physical or both change during digestion Explain?
Both
What is the difference between chemical and mechanical digestion?
Medical digestion is the physical process of breaking down food Chemical digestion is the process of breaking down food by chemical enzyme.
What contributes to chemical digestion?
Enzymes contribute to chemical digestion. They are produced by the pancreas and together with bile, chemically change food into molecules so that it can be absorbed easily by the body.
Is pancreatic lipase mechanical or chemical digestion?
No, the pancreas is involved in chemical digestion, as it secretes enzymes which catalyze the breakdown of food molecules.
The process in which your body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules is called?
Mechanical digestion. The actual grinding and physical breaking down of food. Chemical digestion breaks down food using chemicals/enyzyms and chemical reactions.
