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    Khadijah Lockhart Biology Lab Report November 4‚ 2013 Title: Starch Digestion by Pancreatic Amylase Statement of the Problem: What happens to enzymes when they are boiled? If digestion doesn’t occur‚ which will be present starch or maltose? If digestion does occur‚ which will be present starch or maltose? Hypothesis: I predict that when enzymes are boiled‚ they will become larger. If digestion does not occur starch will be present‚ and if it does occur maltose will be present. Materials:

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    Digestion begins in the mouth when one eats food. It begins the moment one takes a sandwich bite. The teeth are used to break the sandwich that contains lettuce and pickles into smaller particles or boluses so that the enzymes can digest the food much easier. Lettuce contains carbohydrates‚ proteins and fat. The tongue helps turn food in the mouth and mix with the saliva in the mouth which contains salivary amylase enzyme. It then passes through the esophagus to the stomach which is a mixer and grinder

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    Human Digestion SCI/241 Human Digestion The beginning of the digestive process starts with the smell and sight of food which activate the salivary glands. The mouth is the point at which food enters the digestive tract and continues the digestive process by chewing food. The food is then broken down into pieces and moistened by salivary glands which turn food into a bolus. The bolus goes down the pharynx into the esophagus which connects the pharynx to the stomach. The stomach is an organ

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    is broken down in our mouths; it is crushed and ground by teeth. It is also the first stage of digestion because it breaks down the food‚ which needs to happen

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    where all of the parts are located‚ like using mnemonics. Feel free to be creative.: Mouth Food begins its journey through the digestive system in the mouth‚ also known as the oral cavity. Inside the mouth are many accessory organs that aid in the digestion of food—the tongue‚ teeth‚ and salivary glands. Teeth chop food into small pieces‚ which are moistened by saliva before the tongue and other muscles push the food into the pharynx. • Teeth. The teeth are 32 small‚ hard organs found along the anterior

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    Human Digestion Summary SCI 241 August 8‚ 2013 Human Digestion Summary We all love to eat. I remember my parents used to tell me that in order for my food to digest properly‚ I would have to chew it one hundred times on both side to make it small as possible. They said that if the food was smaller it could digest quicker and easier. But most people do not know what happens to their food after they have chewed it up and swallowed it. Some may think that right after the food is swallowed‚ it

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    Physiology & Anatomy Lab SC 145L Anatomy & Physiology I Lab Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion Introduction: In this lab‚ we will see how different chemical processes occur as we observe how different enzymes digest different substrates and produce subunits. Key Terms: (found in bold in Lab Manual) Please define all bold terms in your own words: Enzymes- Large protein molecules made by your body cells. Catalyst- Without becoming part of the substance it will change the rate

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    6.1.1 Explain why digestion of large food molecules is essential. There are two reasons why the digestion of large food molecules is vital. Firstly‚ the food we eat is made up of many compounds made by other organisms which are not all suitable for human tissues and therefore these have to be broken down and reassembled so that our bodies can use them. Secondly‚ the food molecules have to be small enough to be absorbed by the villi in the intestine through diffusion‚ facilitated diffusion or active

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    Digestive System Enzymes Digestion of Carbohydrates in relation to Ph. levels 2012 HAUBER-SIX‚ Janina Queensland Government 1/1/2012 Digestive System Enzymes Digestion of Carbohydrates in relation to Ph. levels 2012 HAUBER-SIX‚ Janina Queensland Government 1/1/2012 The follow experiment was prepared‚ conducted and analysed in order to test at which pH level starch will be digested at fastest. The digestive system is a complex network of organs as well as other structures

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    Lab Report 8 April 15th Exercise 8: Chemical and Physical Processes of Digestion Lab Report Questions Activity 1 What is the difference between the IKI assay and Benedict’s assay? IKI assay detects the presence of starch‚ and the Benedict assay tests for the presence of reducing sugars as well as IKI turns blue black whereas Benedict is a bright blue that changes to green to orange to reddish brown with increasing levels of maltose What was the purpose of tubes #1 and #2? Why are they

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