Didestion And Enzymes Flashcards

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Physical digestion

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Chewing and breaking up food in mouth and stomach.

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Digestive system

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Group of organs breaking down food

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Large intestine

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Passes water back to the blood

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Small intestine

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Food molecules are absorbed in to the bloodstream here

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Liver

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Makes bile to break down fats

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Stomach

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Stores food and mixes it with digestive juices

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Chemical digestion

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Uses enzymes

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Enzyme

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Protein that can speed up a chemical reaction without being used up in the reaction

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Enzyme,substrate,product

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Amylase,starch,maltose

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Show action of amylase on starch

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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.

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