Question

"The goal during digestion is to break carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids down into smaller units, including ____."

Answer 1

Glucose,  amino acids, lipids and glycerol.

Explanation:

Carbohydrate is broken into glucose molecules

protein is  broken into amino acids

Lipid is broken into fatty acids and glycerol.

Starch present in the food is broken to glucose molecules to yield energy.

Protein is digested in stomach by the action of pepsin, trypsin and chymotrypsin.

Glycosidic bonds of starch is broken down by salivary and pancreatic amylase enzyme.

fat is acted upon by lipase enzymes from pancreatic and intestinal juices.

these are broken into smaller units so that gets absorbed by blood and carries throughout the body.