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Enzymes break down food molecules. Starting with amylase in your saliva, then pepsin in your stomach, and peptidase in your small intestine (along with several others), these substances break down food molecules into amino acids and simpler sugars, so that your body can use them as fuel.
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What used chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts?
lysosomes
What is breaking down food to release food in cells called?
well, enzymes are proteins that break up food molecules and digestion is when large protein molecules are broken down
Cells power plants break down food molecules to make ATP?
mitochondria
Do chemicals in birds break down food in the gizzard?
Yes, birds rely on a combination of mechanical digestion in the gizzard, aided by grit or stones, and chemical digestion through gastric acids to break down food effectively. The gizzard's muscular contractions help grind up food, while the acids help further break down the food particles.
A chemical process where mitochondria break down food molecules to produce ATP?
Respiration I believe.
What contains digestive chemicals that help break down food molecules?
Somach acid & saliva
What breaks down food molecules?
A series of chemicals breaks down food. Lysosomes are cellular organelles that break down waste particles and even food particles.
What do cells use break down food?
It is very complex process. Food enters in cell in form of simple molecules (for example Glucose). It uses various enzymes and chemicals to break these molecules in to energy and other by products.
What are the systems that food travels?
Digestive to digest (main part) food, Endocrine to break it down and release chemicals to break it down(if you consider it a system whichh most don't), Circulatory (to transport the broken down molecules), and Excretory to get ride of wastes.
What in science uses chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts?
The process you are referring to is called digestion and it occurs in living organisms to break down food into smaller molecules that can be absorbed and used for energy. In cells, a process known as autophagy uses chemicals to break down and recycle worn out cell parts, helping maintain cellular function and health.
When you eat I mix your food with chemicals made by your body what am i?
You are saliva. Saliva contains digestive enzymes that help break down food into smaller molecules that can be easily absorbed by the body.
What happens when cells break down food?
When cells break down food through a process called cellular respiration, they release energy in the form of ATP molecules. This energy is then used by the cell for various functions such as growth, repair, and movement. Waste products like carbon dioxide and water are also produced during this process and are typically expelled from the cell.
What effects do enzymes have on food molecules?
They break down food molecules which make it easier for the body to digest the food.
What makes chemicals in the body the helps break down food?
Pancreas
What uses chemicals to break down food and worn out cell?
lysosomes
What are The functions of the digestive enzy?
To break down the food molecules.
Which organelles releases chemicals that break down large food particle into smaller ones?
Lysosomes are the organelles that release chemicals to break large food particles into small ones.
