Food Edmodo Test Flashcards
What do bile salts do
Emulsify fats/ neutralize acid in stomach
What do anti ammunities do
Form antibodies
Productions of memory
What happens when humans sweat during exercise
Body temperature increases
Sweat evaporates using heat from body
Why should antibodies not be prescribed for the flu
Not effective against virus’s
Could kill useful bacteria
Why is high sugar/ salt concentrations hard in food presentation
Food decay caused by bacteria
Death of bacteria
Herotrophic
Get food from environment
Omnivores
Eat both plants and animals
Balanced diet
Corrects amount of each food type for health
Lipase
A diverse group of substances that digest fat
Name one part of the alimentary canal that secretes lipase
Stomach
Functions of large intestine
Absorption of water
Peristalces
2 beneficial functions of the bacteria that live in the digestive tract
Production of vitamins
Benefit immune systems
PH contents of the small intestine
Highly acidic
Polysaccharides
Many monosaccharides sugar molecules joined together
Main structure of polysaccharides in plants
Cellulose (allow pectin)