BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

Detailed explanation-1: -Carbohydrates are biological molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of roughly one carbon atom ( Cstart text, C, end text) to one water molecule ( H 2 O H 2O H2Ostart text, H, end text, start subscript, 2, end subscript, start text, O, end text).

Detailed explanation-2: -Digestion is the breakdown of carbohydrates to yield an energy-rich compound called ATP. The production of ATP is achieved through the oxidation of glucose molecules.

Detailed explanation-3: -Simple carbohydrates are small polar molecules, containing several –OH functional groups, which makes them hydrophilic (they dissolve well in water).

Detailed explanation-4: -Carbohydrates are not chemically broken down in the stomach, but rather in the small intestine. Pancreatic amylase and the disaccharidases finish the chemical breakdown of digestible carbohydrates.