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Protein into amino acids by enzymes and hydrochloric acid!
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∙ 13y ago
Protein is the primary nutrient that is chemically broken down in the stomach. The enzyme pepsin helps break down proteins into smaller peptides that can be further digested in the small intestine.
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∙ 6y agoThis enzyme is called pepsine.
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Occurs as food is broken down both chemically and mechanically?
Digestion occurs as food is broken down both chemically by enzymes and acids and mechanically by chewing and stomach contractions. This process helps to convert food into smaller molecules that can be absorbed by the body for energy and other functions.
How can compound be broken down?
By: a(n) Chemical Changes
What macromolecules is first broken down in the stomach?
Proteins are the macromolecules that are first broken down in the stomach. The enzyme pepsin helps to break down proteins into smaller peptides.
What is a substance that cannot be chemically broken down into a smaller form?
element
What is the term that refers to substances that can Not be broken down physically or chemically?
Matter
Which macronutrient is not broken down chemically in the stomach?
carbohydrates
How is food chemically broken down once inside the stomach?
It is a reaction with gastric acids.
What happens in the stomach during the digestion?
what orgens resposible for digestion
What kind of molecule performs chemical digestion in the stomach?
Protein is the only nutrient broken down in the stomach. This is because only protease enzymes are present in the stomach acid.
What body part breaks down food?
In your mouth, saliva from your salivary glands chemically breaks down carbohydrates and lipids. Your stomach chemically breaks down food with hydrochloric acid and makes the food soupy. Enzymes and other substances continue the break down of food in the small intestine. So, food is chemically broken down in the mouth, stomach, and small intestine.
what are foods broken down chemically with the aid of?
Foods are broken down chemically with the aid of enzymes. Enzymes help to break down complex molecules in food into simpler molecules that can be absorbed by the body for energy and nutrients. This process occurs during digestion in the stomach and intestines.
Occurs as food is broken down both chemically and mechanically?
Digestion occurs as food is broken down both chemically by enzymes and acids and mechanically by chewing and stomach contractions. This process helps to convert food into smaller molecules that can be absorbed by the body for energy and other functions.
What happens in the stomach during the digestion of a ham sandwich that you ate for lunch?
The Ham Sandwich is broken down both chemically and mechanically because the stomach produces gastric acid that breaks it down. Also, the stomach squeezes the food to help it break it down which is mechanical digestion.
Can cesium be broken down?
No. Cesium is an element and so cannot be broken down chemically.
Is food being broken down by enzymes in your stomach an example of a chemical change that happens in your stomach?
Yes because the food is chemically changing for example if you eat a hamburger it is not gonna come out as a hamburger when you go to the bathroom because your body digested it which chemically changed it.;)
Can methanol be broken down chemically?
yes
Can cerium be chemically broken down?
It is not possible.
