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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Date: 2/27/2013 Title: To test for starch Aim: To test certain foods to see if they contain starch Materials: foods containing starch‚ iodine‚ potassium iodine‚ water‚ Benedict’s solution Equipment: test tubes‚ test tube racks‚ water baths (boiling)‚ eye protection Method: 1) Two to three drops of the iodine were dropped in the potassium iodine solution to 2cm cube of the starch suspension. 2) Then a suspension was made up of the foods by mixing it with water. 3) Then two to three
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Starch Diffusion in a Caterpillar’s Digestive Tract The object of this particular experiment is to gain knowledge on diffusion across a plasma membrane‚ which is selectively permeable. Diffusion is the movement of a substance from a region of high concentration to lower concentration. Experiment 2 was performed to see how the substance’s‚ starch‚ and diffusion process across a plasma membrane is affected by amylase. We prepared a simulated digestive tract of a caterpillar‚ as the plasma membrane
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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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soaked and place in a bowl. It was then grinded using a spoon. The starch on it was extracted a Muslim cloth. The juice/extract was separated from the starch and was placed on the remaining two bowls. One fourth kilo of starch was produced. After that‚ the starch was set on a fiber glass. It was flattened and the top layer was covered with plastic cover. It was then dried under the sun. After about 7 hours of sun drying‚ the starch was removed from the fiber glass. Same treatment was also done for
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Digestion of lipid does not occur in the mouth and stomach because enzymes that would aid the digestion are not present there. The major organ for the digestion of lipids in the small intestine because the pancreas is the primary source of lipid-digesting enzymes (lipase). For the body to digest the fat molecules in the food‚ a process
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Books Books are the best friend a person can have. For they are the kind of friends that are never disloyal. A person is never going to feel alone or bored in the presence of books. So‚ books can be read out of passion as a hobby or to gain knowledge and information. For that‚ some books are to be tasted‚ others to be swallowed; and some few to be chewed and digested. There are certain types of books which can only be tasted. To taste a book is just to have some sensations out
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Title : Investigation of Action of Saliva and 3 M Hydrochloric Acid in Two Carbohydrate Solutions Objective : To investigate the action of saliva and 3 hydrochloric acid in two carbohydrate solution Results Table1: Observation Conclusion Solution A Benedict’s test: Blue coloration turned to brick red precipitate. Reducing sugar is present in the solution A. Iodine test: The coloration remained unchanged. Starch is absent in solution A. Solution B Benedict’s test: The blue coloration
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Digestion Self-design Practical: The effect of pH on enzyme activity Rationale Amylase is an enzyme involved in the digestion system which catalyses the breakdown of starch into sugars. It is not only present in human saliva but also in the pancreas‚ where it hydrolyses dietary starch into disaccharides and trisaccharides which are converted by other enzymes to glucose to supply the body with energy. pH has an effect on the activity of all enzymes‚ including amylase. As the pH level increases
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Murder Koreen Clarke October 29‚ 2014 Biology 1 Cellular Processes Lab Section 903 Tianna Clarke Materials and Methods Part I – Restriction Enzyme Digestion To begin this experiment‚ the DNA molecules must be cut into smaller fragments with distinct enzymes called Restriction Enzymes through a process called Restriction Enzyme Digestion. Four microtest tubes were labeled 1 through 4 and added 10 µl of Enzyme Reaction Buffer to each of the four reaction tubes using a micropipette. DNA‚ and
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