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Foods are broken down into their building blocks by adding water. this would be an example of which characteristic of water? view available hint(s) foods are broken down into their building blocks by adding water. this would be an example of which characteristic of water? water has a high heat of vaporization. water acts as a cushion. water acts as a lubricant. water acts as a reactant. submit

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Answer is: water acts as a reactant.
Food is broken in series of reactions called catabolism. Catabolism is the group of metabolic pathways that breaks down molecules of food (for example polysaccharides, lipids, proteins) into smaller units that are either oxidized to release energy or used in other anabolic reactions.
Water is used to brake bonds between large molecules.