If the amylase successfully digests the starch‚ what results would you expect? If the amylase successfully digests the starch‚ I would expect a no color change occur as well as a presence of glucose in the intestine (Dialysis tubing). If the amylase only partly digests the starch‚ what would you expect to happen? If the amylase only partly digests the starch‚ I would expect to see a faint color change as well as a small presence of glucose inside the intestine. If the amylase fails to
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mouth? Cheeks‚ hard and soft palate‚ tongue 6. What is the name of the cone shaped process that hangs down from the roof of the mouth? What is its function? Superior birder: a. uvula b. closes off nasopharynx during swallowing. 7. How are the major salivary glands distinguished on the basis of location? Parotid glands: located inferior and anterior to the ears‚ between the skin and masseter muscle; submandibular glands: located beneath the base of the tongue in the posterior part of the floor of the
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Equation: Light Carbon Dioxide + Water Oxygen + Glucose Chlorophyll How to test a leaf for starch: 1. Dip leaf boiling water for about 1 minute to soften it‚ stop further chemical changes and make the cell more permeable. 2. Turn off Bunsen burner. Put the leaf into the half a test-tube of ethanol. Stand the test-tube in the hot water
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General Biology II (BIOL 2061) – Spring 2013- Hartley Unit 5 – Animal Form & Function‚ Metabolism and Digestion I. Learning Goals – Note that there are both content and competency goals in this course. II. Reading Assignment with Comprehension Questions I suggest you complete the comprehension questions as you read each chapter or directly after. Read the chapters before coming to class. III. Lecture Note Template You can use this template to fill in your lecture notes
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of the amylase Dependent variable: Enzyme activity which is measured by the time for disappearance of starch Controlled variables: Volume of amylase; volume of starch solution; concentration of amylase; concentration of starch solution Prediction of results i) At low temperature‚ the rate of amylase activity is very low. ii) At optimum (=best) temperature‚ the rate of amylase activity is the highest. iii) Increase the temperature below the optimum temperature‚ the rate of amylase activity
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food molecules into smaller ones so that the blood can absorb them. Enzymes turn a large starch molecule into thousands of tiny glucose molecules. Enzymes end in ’ase’. There are thousands of enzymes in our body but each enzyme is only specialised to do one thing‚ for example carbohydraise enzymes digest carbohydrates‚ protease enzymes digest protein. Prediction I predict that the amylase will digest the starch the best and the quickest at around room temperature‚ (35 C-45 C). I have come to this
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Alpha amylase is an enzyme that aids in the breakdown of starch and glycogen to form glucose and maltose through the hydrolyses of alpha linked polysaccharides1. Starch is a complex carbon and is the main energy storage material found in plants and some bacteria. It is a major component of food as it supplies plants with energy and carbon. Starch consists of two types of polysaccharides called amylose and amylopectin1.The properties of starch can depend on the number of alpha 1‚4 glycosidic bonds
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steps that take place in many different organs.<br><br>The first step of digestion begins at the mouth‚ where the food enters the mouth. Saliva is secreted from the salivary glands. The saliva contains enzymes such as Ptyalin‚ which starts sugar digestion. The enzymes also provide lubrication to help in the chewing and swallowing of the food. The food then goes down the esophagus and into the stomach‚ where the next step of digestion takes place. <br><br>In the stomach‚ a mixture of hydrochloric acid
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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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Bailey Rose The Effects on Enzymes Bailey Rose 10/31/2011 Abstract In this lab exercise‚ the study of enzyme catalase‚ we viewed the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. The purpose was to isolate catalase from starch and measure the rate of activity under different conditions. Changes in temperature and pH along with Substrate Concentration and Enzyme Concentration were the conditions tested in the experiment. Our class performed this experiment by breaking
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