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Digestion Terms
Review of the Digestive process
Question | Answer |
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What does saliva do in the mouth? | enzymes in saliva break down carbohydrates |
What are carbohydrates? | large starches that are broken down easily |
What is an example of a monosaccharide? | glucose |
What is a polysaccharide? | complex sugar |
What is peristalsis? | wave like muscle contractions that help move food to the stomach |
Where do enzymes and acids break down food? | stomach |
How does bile help in the small intestine? | emulsifies fats |
Where do water and minerals get reabsorbed into the body | large intestines |
What are lipids? | steroids, waxes and fats |
What are organic molecules? | compounds produced by living things |
What are inorganic molecules? | molecules in the environmnent not produced by living things: water, salts, minerals |
What are elements? | the simplest form of matter; 100 known substances in the periodic table |
What are compounds? | substance formed by two or more different elements |
What is a chemical formula? | symbols for elements and numbers of elements in a compound or molecule |
What is the law of conservation of energy? | the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed |