The Importance Of Digestion Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 things that food contain
A
Nutrients , water and dietary fibre
2
Q
What are the 3 things that happens if the molecules are too large and insoluble
A
- it will be too large to enter the blood stream
- It cannot dissolve in blood
- cannot be carried to all parts of the body
3
Q
What happens to the molecules when food is being digested
A
The large pieces of molecules are broken down into smaller and simpler pieces
4
Q
What are the two ways can food be digested
A
Physically and chemically
5
Q
How Is food digested physically
A
Large pieces of food is broken down into smaller pieces with the digestive system
6
Q
How is food being digested chemically
A
Our bodies produce this chemical substance called enzymes
7
Q
What do enzymes do?
A
- it helps to speed up digestion
- it helps to break down large and insoluble pieces of food into small and simpler pieces
8
Q
what are enzymes
A
enzymes are these chemical substances that our bodies produce
