3.3 Break it down! Flashcards
1
Q
Ingestion
A
Taking in food, eating
2
Q
Digestion
A
Breaking down food into small particles that can be taken up inrit he bloodstream
3
Q
Absorption
A
Getting small food particles into your bloodstream
4
Q
Elimination
A
Remove unused substance from your bosy
5
Q
Mechanical digestion
A
Splitting nutrients up into smaller groups of nutrients (no actual digestion)
6
Q
Chemical digestion
A
Breaking down nutrients into smaller particles
7
Q
Enzyme
A
Protein that speeds up a chemical reaction
8
Q
Amylase
A
Enzyme that breaks down starch into glucose
9
Q
Protease
A
Enzyme that breaks down proteins into amino acids
10
Q
Fatty acids
A
Molecules found in fats
11
Q
Glycerol
A
The backbone of fats, which contains 1, 2 or 3 fatty acids
12
Q
Lipase
A
Enzyme that digest fats into fatty acids and glycerol
