Digestion

Question 0

Physical digestion

Answer 0

Chewing and breaking up food in mouth and stomach

Question 1

Digestive system

Answer 1

A group of organs that break down food

Question 2

The 4 types of teeth

Answer 2

Incisors , canines , premolars , molars

Question 3

Incisors

Answer 3

Cutting

Question 4

Canines

Answer 4

Tearing

Question 5

Premolars

Answer 5

Grinding

Question 6

Molars

Answer 6

Grinding

Question 7

Mouth

Answer 7

Amylase in your saliva breaks down starch

Question 8

Oesophagus

Answer 8

Tube that carries food to the stomach

Question 9

Pancreas

Answer 9

Makes digestive enzymes

Question 10

Large intestine

Answer 10

Passes water back to the blood

Question 11

Small intestine

Answer 11

Food molecules are absorbed into the blood stream here

Question 12

Liver

Answer 12

Makes bile to break down fats

Question 13

Stomach

Answer 13

Stores food and mixes it with digestive juices

Question 14

Chemical digestion

Answer 14

Uses enzymes

Question 15

Enzyme

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Enzyme , substrate , product

Answer 16

Amylase, starch , maltose

Question 17

Show action of amylase on starch

Answer 17

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 blue in iodine and stays blue in Benedict’s. B remains brown in iodine and turns brick red in Benedict’s