Didestion And Enzymes Flashcards
Physical digestion
Chewing and breaking up food in mouth and stomach.
Digestive system
Group of organs breaking down food
Large intestine
Passes water back to the blood
Small intestine
Food molecules are absorbed in to the bloodstream here
Liver
Makes bile to break down fats
Stomach
Stores food and mixes it with digestive juices
Chemical digestion
Uses enzymes
Enzyme
Protein that can speed up a chemical reaction without being used up in the reaction
Enzyme,substrate,product
Amylase,starch,maltose
Show action of amylase on starch
Two test tubes (A has starch) (B has starch and amylase) heated at 37 degrees. Test for starch using iodine and for reducing sugar using benedict’s solution. A turns black in iodine and stays blue in benedict’s. B remains brown in iodine and turns brick red in benedict’s.