For lunch, your friend, jess, had a steak and black bean burrito with rice, shredded cheddar cheese, some fresh cilantro and avocado, all wrapped in a flour tortilla. jess also had a side “summer salad” of mixed greens, strawberries and blueberries with an olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing. jess also enjoyed a glass of whole milk and a homemade chocolate chip cookie (made with crisco vegetable shortening).
1. what types of organic macromolecules did your friend ingest with each item of the meal (both generally, and specifically)?
2. after ingesting the meal, jess’s digestive system will break down these organic macromolecules into smaller molecules. what types of smaller pieces does each macromolecule provide?
3. after digesting the organic macromolecules into smaller molecules, these pieces will be used by jess’s cells directly or for building new organic macromolecules. describe, generally, the functions that each of these pieces or new macromolecules will provide to jess and/or jess’s cells. provide some examples of the specific molecules jess’s cells might build.