Lab 7-Enzymes and Digestion

Question 1

Continuous tube that is open to the external environment at both the mouth and the anus

Answer 1

Digestive tract

Question 2

For materials in the digestive tract to reach the inside of the body they must:

Answer 2

Pass through the epithelial cells of the tract into the blood.

Question 3

Process of materials in the digestive tract passing through epithelial cells of the tract into the blood

Answer 3

Absorption

Question 4

Before food can be absorbed it must be:

Answer 4

Broken down by mechanical processes such as chewing, and by enzymatic processes that transform large molecules into smaller monomers

Question 5

Breakdown of food into smaller, absorbable units

Answer 5

Digestion

Question 6

Most important substances secreted for the purpose of digestion

Answer 6

Digestive enzymes

Question 7

Enzymes such as _____________ break down carbohydrates to monosaccharides or disaccharides

Answer 7

Amylase

Question 8

Each enzyme binds with a specific ____________.

Answer 8

Substrate

Question 9

Invitro

Answer 9

Outside body

Question 10

Humans digest __________.

Answer 10

Alpha

Question 11

Denaturation happens when:

Answer 11

Heat is added

Question 12

Lugol’s tests for the presence of:

Answer 12

Starch

Question 13

Benedict’s test detects the presence of:

Answer 13

Maltose (sugar)

Question 14

Fats are broken down by:

Answer 14

Lipase

Question 15

The digestive system consists of the:

Answer 15

Digestive tract or alimentary canal and accessory organs (tongue, pancreas, liver)