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