the correct answer. 1. What is the digestive system? The body’s breathing system The body’s system of nerves The body’s food-processing system The body’s blood-transporting system 2. Digestion begins in the mouth. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT? The tongue aids in the digestion of the food. The saliva changes some of the starches in the food to sugar. The tongue keeps the food in place in the mouth while the food is being chewed. The digestive juices can react
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hydrogen cation and a hydroxide anion (which once formed water) break apart and attach themselves to the ends of shorter polymers. Hydrolysis plays an important role in our lives and in the lives of every living thing on earth. Living organisms rely on digestion (hydrolysis) to convert food energy from polymers into monomers‚ which are easier for our cells to absorb. This study was conducted to show how polysaccharides are broken down by organisms to absorb nutrients through hydrolysis. We used different
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In stubborn cases swear many congestion ridden on a spoonful of milk sugar in orange juice or water. This home remedy of course does not apply‚ if you suffer from lactose intolerance! Coffee Coffee stimulates the nervous system- and thus the digestion. In addition‚ many more health benefits are attributed to the popular bean beverage. Sauerkraut juice Sauerkraut and the juice from this laxative effect and so the blockage contrary to. The fermented cabbage also contains lactic acid cultures
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PHYSIOLOGIC VALUE OF FOOD Organic compounds * Protein * Lipids * Carbohydrates * Vitamins Inorganic elements * Water * Minerals Vit & min * Act as a catalysts which prompt the 3 major nutrients –carbohydrates ‚ protein‚fats METABOLISM * “Metabolismos”-to change or alter * Chemical process of transforming foods into complex tissue elements and of transforming complex body substance into simpler ones‚ along with the production of heat energy * Is the totality of the
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beginning to end. Where does the food go? As food enters the mouth‚ both mechanical and chemical digestion begins. First the food is physically broken down by the mechanical process of mastication (chewing)‚ into smaller particles‚ creating a bolus with the tongue against the soft plate. During this phase‚ the salivary glands mix the food with salivary amylase beginning the chemical digestion of starches. The bolus then enters the pharynx (throat) first then is routed to the esophagus. These
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Title: Cloning of Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 in forward orientation into Escherichia Coli using histidine-tagged pbluescript II KS+. Abstract Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 locus is intensely over expressed in breast and prostate cancer and it’s been established that its promoter inhibition by p53 has led to reduced cell proliferation and invasion (Bracken‚ 2003; Xiao‚ 2011). Objective is to clone a forward orientated EZH2 insert into a his-tagged pbluescript. Cloning EZH2 into a histidine-tagged
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The tablet that was left whole had an average dissolving time of 5minites 12 seconds‚ the halves had an average of 4 minutes 13 seconds ‚ the thirds was an average of 4minutes 2 seconds and the last tablet‚ the quarters has the shortest time of 3 minutes 38 seconds My experiment was repeated three times‚ i did this as it helps to improve the reliability of my test. The test was as accurate as possible but of course no test is performed perfectly‚ there are always errors that occur and errors that
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big difference. The weight of the intestines in large dogs makes up about 3% of their entire body weight‚ while the weight of the intestines in smaller dogs is about 7% of their body. This creates an issue because there is less intestinal area for digestion and the absorption
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This process is called digestion. It takes place in your digestive tract or gut‚ which is a long tube with muscly walls that runs from your mouth to your bottom which is called your anus. Some parts of your digestive system mash up food physically‚ just like a food processor. Your
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1. The electron microscope has been particularly useful in studying prokaryotes‚ because electrons can penetrate tough prokaryotic cell walls. ~prokaryotes are so small. prokaryotes move so quickly they are hard to photograph. their organelles are small and tightly packed together. 2. Which of the following terms is most closely associated with "resolving power"? ~Clarity Larger size Greater color Lighter image 3. The person who first used the term cell to describe the basic
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