fragments. This step is made possible by the contraction of the muscle of the stomach‚ the muscularis. Composed of three layers of fibers arranged longitudinally‚ circular and oblique‚ it mixes and kneads the food. Then begins the chemical digestion. Only the digestion of proteins begins in the stomach. The mucosa contains glands that secrete gastric juices. Under normal conditions‚ the production of juices is 2 to 3 L per day. Hydrochloric acid and enzymes are also produced by cells of the stomach. All
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DIGESTION IN THE MOUTH: Food is mechanically cut by incisors and canines‚ chewed by molars and premolars‚ and mixed with saliva by the tongue. The saliva has been produced by salivary glands‚ which pour it into the mouth through salivary ducts. This process of introducing food into the mouth is called ingestion. Chewing breaks food into smaller particles so that chemical digestion can occur faster. This cutting and mixing is called mastication. Moreover‚ food is chemically digested by salivary
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Goldfish Respiration Abstract The purpose of this experiment is to design and conduct a basic scientific experiment‚ identify and control variables. Some other objectives that we learned is to write a formal hypothesis‚ identify the basic and integrated process skills of science that were used in this experiment. Also‚ we will learned the effects of temperature on goldfish respiration. This experiment will be conducted with four students ‚ one goldfish‚ thermometer‚ a stop watch‚ and a beaker
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around the plant as needed. The mesophyll cells have chloroplasts and this is where photosynthesis occurs. Respiration can be defined as the oxidation of the end products of glycolysis with the storage of the energy in the form of ATP. Cellular respiration occurs when oxygen is available‚ and the products are carbon dioxide and water. There are three main pathways in the cellular respiration process. These are: pyruvate oxidation‚ the citric acid cycle‚ and the respiratory chain. Pyruvate oxidation
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“Respiration” and “Photosynthesis” All life depends on two chemical reactions “Respiration” and “Photosynthesis”. These two processes are quite crucial because they are a source to nearly all life on Earth. Both of these processes are quite similar yet differentiate vastly. In this essay I’ll be comparing and contrasting “Photosynthesis” and “Respiration”. I’ll start by discussing what actually happens
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Abstract The effect of nature of substrates on the rate of cellular respiration in yeast was determined by using the Smith fermentation tube method. Mixtures of 15ml distilled H2O‚ 10% yeast suspension and 15ml of the following solutions (all at 10% concentration):1- starch‚ 2 – lactose‚ 3 – sucrose‚ 4 – glucose‚ 5 – fructose‚ 6 – distilled water ‚ were poured in six smith fermentation tubes. Cotton balls were plugged in the openings of the tubes and the tubes were kept upright and observed for
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INTRODUCTION Cellular respiration is a biochemical pathway in which cells produce ATP or energy and carbon dioxide as metabolic waste by breaking down the chemical bonds of food molecules. Cellular respiration is a type of aerobic respiration which needed oxygen in order to produce ATP which occurring in the mitochondria. Meanwhile‚ in the absence of oxygen‚ the cells will undergo anaerobic respiration to produce ATP in the cytoplasm. Anaerobic respiration can be divided into two parts which are
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Discussion The purpose of this experiment was to determine if splitting a bean would affect its rate of respiration. Splitting a bean does not impact its rate of respiration. This is shown in the data‚ while the average rate of respiration for Whole beans is 1.35 and the rate of respiration for 1.16‚ the standard error of the mean is .15. Because the standard error of the mean is so high‚ they overlap in both of the data sets‚ which shows that the data is very similar. This is better shown in the
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proportional to the intense of the respiration process that was taking place (Doltar et al.‚ 249). This means that there was high rate of respiration at a temperature of 30°C test tube as compared with the other three test tubes. The optimum temperature for enzyme activity is usually between 35-37°C (Burchfield‚ 303). At this temperature the enzyme activity is maximum and thus the rate of respiration is very high at this temperature. This is the reason why the rate of respiration was very high at the range
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