Original Project
Matter and Energy in Living Systems
All organisms need food as a source of molecules that provide chemical energy and building materials.
Item BF068003: During digestion, the fat molecules in the food we eat are broken down into fatty acids.
During digestion, what happens to fat molecules in the food we eat?
- They are broken down into carbon dioxide and water.
- They are broken down into simple sugars.
- They are broken down into fatty acids.
- Nothing happens to them. Other molecules are broken down during digestion but not fat molecules.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 9364 |
6–8 n = 5816 |
9–12 n = 3515 |
Male n = 4532 |
Female n = 4658 |
English n = 8370 |
Other n = 771 |
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| A. | 13% | 15% | 10% | 14% | 12% | 13% | 16% |
| B. | 26% | 24% | 28% | 25% | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| C. | 49% | 48% | 50% | 48% | 50% | 49% | 43% |
| D. | 12% | 13% | 11% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 15% |