Overview of Metabolic Reactions

Provide an overview of metabolic reactions.

When we put a tortilla chip laden with salsa into our mouths, the digestion process begins via our teeth and amylase. What specific kind of reaction is this? What type of molecule is being broken down? What kind of a reaction is it when our bodies synthesize ATP by combining a phosphate group with ADP (Di or two phosphates?) Then what is it called when the ATP is used for energy and becomes P and ADP again?