digestion 13/11/23

Question 1

digestive process

Answer 1

mechanical digestion where large chunks of food get
broken down to smaller ones, the second part is the chemical digestion which involves the action of enzymes to break those smaller particles up to the molecular level

Question 2

Hydrolases

Answer 2

digestive enzymes like amylase, lipase, protease

Question 3

polysaccharides

Answer 3

starch, glycogen ->amylase

Question 4

disaccharides

Answer 4

maltose ->maltase
sucrose -> sucrase
lactose -> lactase

Question 5

monosaccharides

Answer 5

glucose
glucose and fructose
glucose and galactose

Question 6

emulsification

Answer 6

breaking down of fats into small droplets in presence of bile

Question 7

mechanisms for the absorption of the products of digestion

Answer 7

▸ Active transport.
▸ Passive diffusion.
▸ Facilitated diffusion.
▸ Co-transport (secondary active transport).
▸ Endocytosis.

Question 8

proteins are hydrolysed into

Answer 8

amino acids

Question 9

carbohydrates are hydrolysed into

Answer 9

simple sugars

Question 10

lipids are hydrolysed into

Answer 10

glycerol and fatty acids