is food broken down when respiration in plants occur?
food isn't exactly broken into molecules. molecules are collections of atoms. those would be too small to see. but food is broken down so the nutrients can be gathered. the food is broken down in the stomach, then, the food goes through the intestines where the nutrients and water are gathered
When food is broken down the stored energy is in your cells. When the energy is needed, the cells release the energy.
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In humans, food is most broken down in the stomach where enzymes, bacteria and acids break the food into simpler parts. The food is then passed to the intestines, where the nutrients are absorbed.
Fat reserves in the body can be mobilized and broken down to release energy.
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You get energy into your body.
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Food is broken down into nutrients by the digestive system. Ingested food is transformed into usable nutrients by mechanical and chemical processes in the digestive system.