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1
Q

What food molecules are too large and insoluble to pass the through the digestive system and into the blood?

A

Starch, proteins and fats

2
Q

What are the two main functions of the digestive system?

A

~It can digest large insoluble molecules to small soluble ones by using enzymes
~It absorbs small soluble molecules into the blood

3
Q

What do enzymes do in the digestive system?

A

Enzymes speed up the process of breaking down large insoluble molecules to small, soluble molecules

4
Q

What is the digestive enzyme for each of the following foods? What do they produce? What is that food used for?
~Starch
~Proteins
~Fats

A

~Carbohydrase - Produces glucose - Used to provide energy
~Protease - Produces amino acids - Used to make proteins for growth and repair
~Fats - Produces fatty acids and glycerol - Used to provide energy

5
Q

What molecules of food are small enough and soluble to pass through the digestive system into the blood?

A

Vitamins, minerals and water