B2 - Organisation Flashcards
What does glands do (like pancreas and salivary glands)?
Produce digestive juices
What does the stomach and small intestine do?
Digest food
What does liver do?
Produces bile
What small intestine do?
Absorbs soluble food molecules
What does large intestine do?
Absorbs water from undigested food, leaving faeces
What is a catalyst?
Is a substance which increases the speed of reaction
What does carbohydrases do?
Convert carbohydrates into simple sugars
Where can amylase be found?
Salivary glands, pancreas and small intestine
What does protease do?
Concerts proteins into amino acids
Where can protease be found?
Stomach, pancreas and small intestine
What does lipase do?
Converts lipids into glycerol and fatty acids
Where is lipases found?
Pancreas and small intestine
What happens at liver?
Where bile is stored
What happens at gall bladder?
Where bile is stored
What happens at salivary glands?
Produce amylase enzyme in the saliva.
Phloem
Small pores in end walls
Transport food substances
Two-way directions
Made of living cells
Xylem
Made of dead cells
Strengthened with lignin
Carry water and minerals
One way direction
