Mechanical and Chemical Digestions

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teeth chewing fod

esophagus contracting

saliva glands providing saliva

hydrocloric acid in stomach

What category, mechanically or chemically, do these different ways of breaking down food belong?

Mechancially

Chemically

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What are the two main processes involved in digestion as described in the image?

• Mechanical Digestion

• Chemical Digestion

• Physical Digestion

• Biological Digestion

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What function do stomach muscles serve in the process of mechanical digestion?

• They cut food into pieces

• They churn food into smaller pieces

• They absorb nutrients

• They release enzymes

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What are the key differences between mechanical and chemical changes in the context of food processing?

• Mechanical changes involve physical actions

• Chemical changes involve enzymatic reactions

• Both types of changes are essential for digestion

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What are the two types of actions involved in the deconstruction of food in the mouth?

• Mechanical Action

• Chemical Action

• Physical Action

• Biological Action

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What is the purpose of the stomach muscles during mechanical action?

• To begin chemical digestion

• To create chyme

• To absorb nutrients

• To store food

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What is the role of Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) in gastric juice?

• Creates a highly acidic environment

• Begins the chemical breakdown of proteins

• Unfolds large protein molecules

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Bile helps to "emulsify" fats. This means that bile

• digests fats into fatty acids and glycerol
• breaks large pieces of fat into smaller pieces, but does NOT digest it
• causes fat to gather into one large ball of fat
• changes the active site of lipase

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What are the targets and products of the following pancreatic enzymes: Pancreatic Carbohydrase, Protease, and Lipase?

• Carbohydrates - Simple Sugars

• Proteins - Amino Acids

• Fats - Fatty Acids and Glycerol

• All of the above

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What are the final products of the molecular breakdown of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats in the small intestine?

• Glucose, Amino Acids, Fatty Acids & Glycerol

• Starch, Peptides, Triglycerides

• Sucrose, Polypeptides, Cholesterol

• Fructose, Nucleotides, Glycerol

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What is the significance of increasing surface area in the context of mechanical digestion?

• It slows down the chemical reaction

• It allows for faster chemical reactions

• It has no effect on digestion

• It makes digestion more complex

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glucose

oxygen

carbon dioxide

water

ATP

What are the reactants and products of cellular respiration

Reactants

Products

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