Digestion

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  • Created on: 30-03-15 14:54
What enzyme breaks down carbohyrates?
Carbohydrases
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What is the optimum pH of the protease enzyme?
pH1-2
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Where does the protease enzyme break down proteins?
Stomach and small intestine
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What does the lipase enzyme break fats into?
Fatty acids and glycerol
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Chewing food in the mouth is a form of physical digestion. What is the other form?
Squeezing food in the stomach
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What is the function of the liver?
To make bile
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What is the function of the small intestine?
Where digested food is absorbed into the blood
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Where is bile stored?
In the gall bladder
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Where do the products of digestion diffuse into from the small intestine?
Blood plasma or lymph
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Why does the small intestine have a large surface area?
Its lining is folded and it contains villi which contain microvilli
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What are the benefits of a good blood supply in the small intestine?
It allows good absorption of digested food into the blood.
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What is the pH of bile? Why is this good for the enzymes?
Alkaline- neutralises acid to make the conditions right for enzymes
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What is the word for breaking fat into smaller droplets?
Emulsification
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Amino acids are products of digestion made by which enzyme?
Proteases
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What is an enzyme?
A biological catalyst
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