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The 3 essential groups that decompose are: correct answers carbohydrates, proteins, fats

The 2 main types of decomposition are called: correct answers autolytic, bacterial

Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are the 3 essential groups that ______ . correct answers
decompose

Autolytic and bacterial are the two main types of ______ . correct answers decomposition

Self-cell digestion, or cell self-decomposition caused by enzymes is called: correct answers
autolysis

The enzymes of decomposition will come from ______ and ______ . correct answers
saprophytic bacteria, lysosomes

Enzymes are released when acidic pH causes the membranes of ______ to rupture. correct
answers lysosomes

Saprophytic bacteria are normally present in the ______ as normal flora. correct answers
digestive tract

______ are normally present as normal flora in the digestive tract. correct answers saprophytic
bacteria

Saprophytic bacteria are normally present in the digestive tract as _______ . correct answers
normal flora

Bacteria contain different ______ in them than are found normally in the human body. correct
answers enzymes

______ are non-living substances that remain in the body after death and continue their function.
correct answers enzymes

There is a fixed number of ______ in the body at the time of death, which causes autolytic
decomposition to progress slowly. correct answers enzymes

There is a fixed number of enzymes in the body at the time of death, which causes autolytic
decomposition to progress _______ . correct answers slowly

Bacterial decomposition happens _______ than autolysis. correct answers faster

Autolysis happens _______ than bacterial decomposition. correct answers slower

, What are the 4 processes that take place during autolysis? correct answers hydrolysis, oxidation,
deamination, decarboxylation

What is the enzyme for hydrolysis? correct answers hydrolase

Carbohydrates are hydrolyzed and become ______ . correct answers monosaccharides

Proteins are hydrolyzed and become ______ . correct answers amino acids

Fats are hydrolyzed and become ______ . correct answers fatty acids and glycerol

What are the end products after hydrolysis occurs? correct answers monosaccharides, amino
acids, fatty acids and glycerol

What is the enzyme for oxidation? correct answers oxidase

Which of the end products of hydrolysis will be oxidized? correct answers monosaccharides,
fatty acids and glycerol

Which of the end products of hydrolysis CANNOT be oxidized because they contain nitrogen?
correct answers amino acids

Monosaccharides are oxidized into _______ . correct answers CO2, H2O

Fatty acids and glycerol are oxidized into ______ . correct answers CO2, H2O

The end products after Hydrolysis and Oxidation have occurred are: correct answers amino
acids, CO2, H2O

What is the enzyme for deamination? correct answers deaminase

What does deaminase do to amino acids? correct answers removes the amine group (NH2)

What are the end products of amino acid deamination? correct answers ammonia, carboxylic acid

What happens to the carboxylic acid that remains from an amino acid after deamination? correct
answers it oxidizes into CO2 and H2O

Why can the carboxylic acid be oxidized, but the amine cannot? correct answers lack of
ammonia

Can ammonia be oxidized? correct answers no

What is the name of the enzyme for decarboxylation? correct answers decarboxylase

Carboxyl group correct answers COOH

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