3.3 Break It Down!

Question 1

Ingestion

Answer 1

Taking in food, eating

Question 2

Digestion

Answer 2

Breaking down food into small particles that can be taken up into the bloodstream

Question 3

Absorption

Answer 3

Getting small food particles into your bloodstream

Question 4

Elimination

Answer 4

Remove unused substances from your body

Question 5

Mechanical digestion

Answer 5

Splitting up nutrients into smaller groups of nutrients

Question 6

Chemical digestion

Answer 6

Breaking down nutrients into small particles

Question 7

Enzyme

Answer 7

Protein that speeds up a chemical reaction

Question 8

Amylase

Answer 8

Enzyme that breaks down starch into glucose

Question 9

Protease

Answer 9

Enzyme that breaks down proteins into amino acids

Question 10

Fatty acids

Answer 10

Molecules found in fats

Question 11

Glycerol

Answer 11

Backbone of fats

Question 12

Lipase

Answer 12

Enzyme that digests fats intonfatty acidsand glycerol

Question 13

Why do you need enzymes?

Answer 13

Because it is needed for almost every proces in your body

Question 14

What are the 4 stages of food processing?

Answer 14

Ingestion-Digestion-Absorption-Elimination