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Students in biology are studying the macromolecules of life. They used a calorimeter to determine the calories in various types of food. Once the lab was completed, the students ate the left over food samples. Monica commented that in just 6 or 7 "chews" of the saltine, it was gone; nothing but a sticky paste in her mouth. Elaborate on what happened chemically while chewing the saltine. Include the macromolecules present. A) The saltine is made of flour, a carbohydrate. The flour dissolved in the saliva found in Monica's mouth, which is mostly water. B) The saltine is mostly flour, a carbohydrate. The bonds of the carbohydrate were broken down by an enzyme in Monica's mouth, which is a protein. C) The saltine is a combination of carbohydrate and lipid; enzymes or proteins in Monica's digestive tract broken down the bonds of the two macromolecules in the saltine. D) Three macromolecules are represented. The saltine is a carbohydrate. Nucleic acids direct digestion. Digestion took place in Monica's mouth thanks to enzymes or proteins.

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D. The saltine is a carbohydrate, and digestion took plac ein Monica's mouth thanks to enzymes or proteins. The blue print for hese proteins is located on nucleic acids.

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Answer:D

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The answer is D

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