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Digestion and Enyzmes Flashcards

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What is a cell?

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Cells are the basic building blocks of all living organisms.

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What is a tissue?

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A tissue is a group of cells with a similar structure and function

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What is an organ?

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Organs are aggregations (group) of tissues performing specific functions.`

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What is an Organ System?

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Organs are organised into organ systems to perform a specific function

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What is an Organism?

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A group of organ systems working together

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Give three examples of a cell.

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any of : egg cell, nerve, root hair, epithelial, palisade, sperm, red blood cell

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Give three examples of a tissue.

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any of: muscle, blood, xylem, phloem

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Give three examples of an organ.

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any of: heart, stomach, leaf, flower, liver, lung

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Give three examples of an organ system.

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any of: digestive system, respiratory, root, shoot, circulatory

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Give three examples of an organism.

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any of: human, frog, dog, oak tree, orchid, snake

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What is digestion?

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It is a process where large molecules are broken down into smaller molecules to be absorbed into the blood.

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What is the function of the mouth in digestion?

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The beginning of the digestive system. Where food is broken apart and mixed with saliva that contains enzymes

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What type of digestion happens in the mouth?

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mechanical digestion

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What is the function of oesophagus in digestion?

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This is a thin tube that connects the mouth to the stomach.

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What is the function of the stomach in digestion?

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To mix the food with hydrochloric acid. It mixes it up and churns the food with it’s muscles.

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16
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What is the function of Liver in digestion?

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It makes a chemical called bile

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What does bile do?

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  • It breaks down lipids.
  • neutralise hydrochloric acid from the stomach
  • emulsifies fat
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18
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What are lipids?

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Fats

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What is the function of the small intestines

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to absorb soluble molecules into the blood stream

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What is the function of the large intestines?

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to absorb water from undigested foods

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What is the function of the Rectum?

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to store faeces (undigested food)

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What is the function of the anus?

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to excrete the faeces

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What does the hydrochloric acid do in digestion?

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it kills bacteria and provides the optimum pH for the protease enzyme to work

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What is the function of digestive enzymes?

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to convert food into small soluble molecules which can be absorbed into the bloodstream

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25
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What do Carbohydrases do?

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break down carbohydrates to simple sugars

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26
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What is amylase?

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a carbohydrase which breaks down starch

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27
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What is the function of proteases?

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to break down proteins to amino acids

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What is the function of Lipases?

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to break down lipids (fats) to glycerol and fatty acids

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What is the name of the food test for simple carbohydrates (sugars)?

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Benedict’s test

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30
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What is the colour change in the Benedict’s test?

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from blue to green, orange or Brick red

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What does green mean in Benedict’s test?

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low levels of sugar

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32
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What does Orange mean in Benedict’s test?

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moderate levels of sugar

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33
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What does brick red mean in Benedict’s test?

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High levels of sugar

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What is the name of the food test for complex carbohydrates (starch) ?

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Iodine test

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What is the colour change in the iodine test?

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Turns from a orange/brown colour to a blue/black colour

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What is the name of the food test for Proteins?

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Biuret test

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37
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What is the colour change in the biuret test?

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From blue to a lilac/purple colour

38
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What is the name of the food test for Fats?

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Ethanol and Water test

39
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What is the colour change in the ethanol and water test?

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From transparent to a cloudy/milky emulsion

40
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What is the fastest food type to digest

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carbohydrates

41
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What happens to excess carbohydrates

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They are stored as fats, which can make you gain weight.

42
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what are 2 food examples of simple carbohydrates?

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sweets ,biscuits, cake

43
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what are 2 food examples of complex carbohydrates?

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Bread, pasta, rice, potatoes

44
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What are 2 food examples of proteins?

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chicken, fish, eggs, nuts, beans

45
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What are 2 food examples of fats?

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butter, oil, fish, avocado

46
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What are amino acids bonded by?

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peptides

47
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what are fats made up of?

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triglycerides - one glycerol and 3 fatty acids

48
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What are triglycerides held together by?

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ester bonds

49
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what type of bonds are carbohydrates bonded by?

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glycosidic bonds

50
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when an enzyme is involved it is called…

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chemical digestion

51
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What is an enzyme?

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a biological catalyst that breaks down large chain molecules into small chains or individual molecules

52
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what is something that speeds up a chemical reaction called.

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a catalyst

53
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True or False
enzymes change/become used up in a reaction

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False, enzymes remain the same

54
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what do enzymes break down?

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substrates

55
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What is a substrate?

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a food molecule

56
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Where does the reaction take place in an enzyme?

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active site

57
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how does the substrate enter the enzyme?

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using the lock and key model

58
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what is the lock and key model?

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the substrate must be complementary to the active site

59
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what are the products that leave the enzyme?

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small chains of food molecules

60
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What do enzymes lower?

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the activation energy

61
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What happens in digestion as the temperature rises?

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the rate of reaction increases

62
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What happens when the temperature reaches the optimum temperature for the enzymes?

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the rate of reaction is at it’s peak.

63
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What happens when the temperature goes past the optimum temperature?

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the rate of reaction slows down because the enzymes denature

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what happens when an enzyme denatures?

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It’s active site changes shape meaning no substrate can attach onto it and digest.

65
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What is the collision theory?

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That particles must bounce of each other in order to react with each other.

66
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How does the collision theory apply to digestion?

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because an enzyme and substrate must meet to form an enzyme- substrate complex to form products.

67
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What happens when the pH is too acidic?

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The enzyme cannot work well and the rate of reaction is slower

68
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what happens when the pH is above the optimum pH level for enzyme action?

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the enzymes denature and rate of reaction decreases.

69
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What are the small intestines filled with?

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villi

70
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What are the cells on the villi?

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microvilli

71
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What does having the microvilli do?

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increase the total surface area

72
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What does increasing the surface area of villi do?

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increase the volume of substances which are absorbed by diffusion

73
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Villi have a very good ____ supply.

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blood

74
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what does each villi contain?

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a capillary

74
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where does the capillary lead to?

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the main blood supply

75
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how does the adaption of the capillary effect the villi?

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allows substances to go straight to the bloodstream

76
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what is an adaption the villi have to do with their walls?

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they are one cell thick

77
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what does the adaption of the one cell wall thick cell do?

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it makes a shorter distance allowing substances to diffuse faster

78
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Where is bile made?

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liver

79
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what happens in the gall bladder?

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bile is stored

80
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what does bile do in the stomach?

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it neutralises the acid, so it becomes more alkaline in the small intestines

81
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why do lipases work best in the small intestines?

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because conditions are more alkaline

82
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What does bile do to fat molecules?

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emulsified into fat droplets

83
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what do the fat droplets allow?

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for a bigger surface area for lipases to break down.

84
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What are carbohydrates used for?

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as an energy source in respiration

85
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What are proteins used for?

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growth, repair, enzymes, antibodies and hormones

86
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What are lipids used for?

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cell membranes, hormones and nervous system

87
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where is protease made?

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stomach, pancreas and small intestine

88
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where are lipase made?

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pancreas and small intestine

89
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Where is amylase made?

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salivary gland and small intestines and pancreas

90
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why do different enzymes have different optimum pH’s?

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because they are from different parts of the digestion system

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